MOSCOW: A Belarusian activist who was arrested in 2021 after his Ryanair flight to Lithuania was forced to land in Belarus has been sentenced to eight years in prison, state media reported on Wednesday.“The Minsk regional court has sentenced Roman Protasevich to eight years in a prison colony,“ Belarusian news agency Belta said.Prosecutors had asked for a 10-year sentence for Protasevich, the former editor of an opposition Telegram account.Protasevich was arrested after his Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was intercepted by a Belarusian fighter jet and forced to land in Minsk.He has been accused of helping coordinate mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko's regime in 20
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