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| Protasevich's talk with Lugansk investigators to advance case against him |
| 2021-08-12 |
| Direct translation via Google Translate. Edited. [LUG-info] The obtained confessions of Roman Protasevich allowed the LPR law enforcement officers to move forward in the investigation of the criminal case initiated against him by the LPR General Prosecutor's Office. This was announced at a briefing in Lugansk Inform Center by the official representative of the LPR Prosecutor General's Office Inna Semenova. "The confessions received by Roman Protasevich allowed us to make significant progress in the investigation of the criminal case initiated by our supervisory department in May this year," she said. The LPR General Prosecutor's Office, which, within the framework of the criminal case initiated against Protasevich, is conducting investigative actions into his participation in terrorist organizations, declared its readiness to provide Belarusian law enforcement officers with legal assistance in investigating the criminal actions of the suspect and asked Belarus to provide an opportunity to conduct investigative actions with the participation of Protasevich on the territory of the Republic. Protasevich is the founder of the Nexta Telegram channel, recognized as extremist in Belarus. Together with his partner, Sophia Sapega, he was detained on May 23 while checking documents at the Minsk airport. A criminal case was initiated against Protasevich under several articles, including those providing for responsibility for organizing mass riots. Earlier, Protasevich stated that he was in Donbass at the height of hostilities in 2014-2015, allegedly as a journalist. However, there are photographs of Protasevich, in which he is captured in military uniform with weapons in his hands together with militants of the Ukrainian nationalist Azov battalion. Boris Rozhin stated in his blog that LPR investigators were satisfied with answers Protasevich had given, subtly indicating he may be off the hook. Related, a Belarus news presenter, Zenia Lebedeva gave an interview with Sofia Sapega, Protasevich's girlfriend, who stated that the couple were not removed from the plane, but were deplaned normally. Their identities were discovered when Belarus customs performed a routine documents check. She also claimed that she knew of no Belurus security agents who were on boards the Ryan Air , but that she suspected Protasevich was fingered through someone in his circle. ' In other words, it was not Belarus authorities who notified officials of a potential bomb threat on the bird, but a friend/rival of Protasevich. The interview of Sapega (in Russian, but translatable): Related: Roman Protasevich: 2021-06-11 The European Parliament recommends disconnecting Belarus from SWIFT Roman Protasevich: 2021-06-07 French senators left Ukraine in horror: an international scandal is coming Roman Protasevich: 2021-06-04 Roman Protasevich admits role in 2020 protests in Minsk in TV interview |
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