Minsk added Sofya Sapega to the list of “those involved in terrorism”
The Committee for State Security (KGB) of Belarus added Russian citizen Sofya Sapega, sentenced by a Belarusian court to six years imprisonment in a colony, to the list of organizations and individuals involved in terrorist activities. This is evidenced by the list on the website of special services,Updated Tuesday, March 14th.
Now Sapieha appears at number 1026 last on this list. The reason for her inclusion on the list is the entry into force of a verdict of the court finding her guilty of a crime under Article 130 of the Penal Code of Belarus – “Incitement to racial, national, religious or other social hatred or discord “.
The Russian’s stepfather, Sergei Dudich, told TASS that “there was no news” about Sapieha’s possible transfer to the Russian Federation to serve her sentence.
Sentence of Sofya Sapega in Belarus
Sofya Sapega was arrested in May 2021, along with her then-boyfriend Roman Protasevich, former editor-in-chief of the Nexta Telegram channel. For this, the Belarusian authorities forced the plane of the Irish airline Ryanair, flying from Athens to Vilnius, to make an emergency landing in Minsk.
Sapega was accused of managing the Telegram channel of the Black Book of Belarus, which published personal data of Belarusian security officials. In May 2022, the girl was sentenced to six years in prison. She is serving her sentence at the women’s colony in Gomel.
In June 2022, Sofya Sapieha appealed to the ruler of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, with a request for forgiveness, indicating in it that she “was driven to crimes by youth and stupidity.” However, she was refused.
Source: DW
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