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Who ordered to divert Roman Protasevich's flight to Minsk?

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Alexander Lukashenko ordered to divert Roman Protasevich's flight to Minsk, the Belarusian capital, on 23 May 2021. Protasevich was a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist who had been critical of Lukashenko's government. The flight was en route from Athens to Vilnius, Lithuania, when it was diverted to Minsk. Protasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, were arrested when the plane landed.
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