{"id":103853,"date":"2024-09-06T13:12:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T10:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103853\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"warsaw-judge-orders-arrests-of-three-belarusians-over-2021-ryanair-forced-landing","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103853\/","title":{"rendered":"Warsaw judge orders arrests of three Belarusians over 2021 Ryanair forced landing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/samolet_unsplash_john_mcarthur_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/samolet_unsplash_john_mcarthur_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/samolet_unsplash_john_mcarthur_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/samolet_unsplash_john_mcarthur_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/samolet_unsplash_john_mcarthur_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/samolet_unsplash_john_mcarthur_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(unsplash.com \/ John McArthur)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Two days ago, the District Court of Warsaw ordered the arrest of three Belarusian nationals, considered responsible for the forced landing of the Ryanair flight in Minsk in May 2021, <em>Gazeta Wyborcza<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Belarusian regime critics, opposition blogger and activist Raman Pratasievi\u010d and his girlfriend Sofya Sapega (Safija Sapieha), were arrested during the incident, which forced European Union\u2019s airlines to stop flying over Belarus, while Belarusian carriers were barred from entering the bloc\u2019s airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polish prosecutors accused former head of Belarusian air transportation agency Leanid \u010curo, chief air traffic controller Ja\u016dhien Cyhano\u016d and an unnamed KGB officer of committing a terrorist act by misleading Ryanair crew, taking control of the aircraft and unlawfully detaining the crew and passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charge carries a penalty of up to 12 years in prison. The court ruling clears the way for international arrest warrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tracking-riga-20240717-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tracking-riga-20240717-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tracking-riga-20240717-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tracking-riga-20240717-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tracking-riga-20240717-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tracking-riga-20240717.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">airBaltic plane briefly enters Belarusian airspace<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 17, Pozirk. A strong storm forced Latvia\u2019s airBaltic plane, en route from Riga to Pristina, to fly over Belarus for 20 minutes in the early hours of July 17, Delfi.lt reported. It appeared to be an unintentional violation of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/96164\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 6, Pozirk. Two days ago, the District Court of Warsaw ordered the arrest of three Belarusian nationals, considered responsible for the forced landing of the Ryanair flight in Minsk in May 2021, Gazeta Wyborcza reports. Two Belarusian regime critics, opposition blogger and activist Raman Pratasievi\u010d and his girlfriend Sofya Sapega (Safija Sapieha), were arrested [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":71308,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-103853","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Warsaw judge orders arrests of three Belarusians over 2021 Ryanair forced landing | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 6, Pozirk. 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