Sounds like an insane plot in 2021. But not unexpected from kleptocrat governments.
Belarus arrests journalist Roman Pratasevich after diverting Ryanair flight to Minsk.
- KGB operatives boarded the plane in Athens this morning together with Roman Protasevich
- Then when the plane has entered Belarus airspace KGB officers initiated a fight with the Ryanair crew insisting there’s an IED onboard.
- Eventually the crew was forced to send out SOS (literally moments before the plane would've left Belarus airspace).
- MiG-29 took off and escorted it to Minsk. Security services entered the plane and arrested Protasevich.
Raman Pratasevich is a Belarusian journalist and Belamova editor. He actively covered the events of the 2020 election campaign and the subsequent protests. Belarusian security forces started several criminal cases against him, the KGB put him on the terrorist list.
Violates the Freedoms of the Air stuff by so many different angles
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