He was traveling with his partner in a Ryanair plane that was forced to land in Minks due to a false bomb threat.
The Regional Court of Grodno, Belarus, this Friday sentenced Sofia Sapega, opposition partner of Roman Protasevich, who was traveling with her in May 2021 when her plane made an emergency landing ordered by the Belarusian government to six years in prison. in Minsk. authorities.
“In accordance with Article 130 and Article 179 of the Belarusian Penal Code, the accused has been sentenced to six years in prison,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement saying that Sapega was found guilty of “inciting hatred and discord.” for ideological reasons’.
Likewise, she has been convicted of “illegally disseminating information about another person’s private life without their consent and undermining the freedom and legitimate interests of the victims in question.”
In addition, he must pay a fine of 167,500 Belarusian rubles (almost 50,000 euros) and an amount of 7,488 rubles (about 2,000 euros) in costs. Justice has decided to replace the house arrest to which Sapega was subjected in order to impose her prison sentence.
Sapega, Protasevich’s girlfriend, was arrested with him while checking passenger documents of an Irish airline Ryanair plane that had made an emergency landing due to an alleged bomb threat. The plane covered the distance between Athens and Vilnius.
The young woman was charged with up to seven crimes, including threats against an official, after she confessed to collaborating with a Telegram station deemed “extremist” by the Belarusian government. The platform disseminated personal information about police officers.
Among the charges that Sapega will face at trial are interference with the activities of government officials, incitement to hatred, interference with the activities of the press, or threats against a judge.
Source: La Verdad
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