LPR and Belarus keep in contact on Protasevich investigation - Pasechnik

LPR and Belorussian officials keep in contact on the investigation of the activity of Roman Protasevich, a Belorussian national arrested in Belarus on charges of terrorism and inciting anti-government riots, the LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik said speaking at the Livadiya club within the framework of the Great Russian Word XIV International Festival.

Protasevich is under criminal investigation in the LPR on charges of involvement in a terrorist organization, use of banned methods of war and genocide.

"As far as I know, there were contacts between the LPR and Belorussia," Pasechnik said.

According to LPR investigators, Protasevich was a sniper of the Ukrainian Azov nationalist battalion and opened fire on civilians. His photos showed him in military uniform with a weapon in hands together with gunmen of the nationalistic battalion. Later he founded the Nexta Telegram channel, which was recognized as extremist in Belarus. The extremist was detained at the Minsk Airport together with his girlfriend Sofia Sapega during document check on May 23. *t