LONDON – When Roman Protasevich realised his flight from Greece to Lithuania was being diverted to Minsk last Sunday, witnesses said the Belarusian dissident journalist became “super scared”. He was afraid he would face the death penalty.
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A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS (flight number FR4978) is parked on Minsk International Airport's apron in Minsk, on May 23, 2021.
