“Yesterday I was detained by officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the Minsk National Airport.

Now I am in remand prison # 1 in Minsk.

I can declare that I have no health problems, including heart problems or any other organs, the attitude of the employees towards me is as correct as possible and according to the law ... I continue to cooperate with the investigation and give confessions on the fact organization of mass riots in the city of Minsk, ”Protasevich said.

The video is also posted on the RIA Novosti page on the VKontakte social network. 

Earlier, the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Olga Chemodanova said that Protasevich is being held in a pre-trial detention center in Minsk.

On Sunday, May 23, a Ryanair plane on the Athens-Vilnius flight urgently landed in Minsk.

According to the Belarusian authorities, this was due to the report of a bomb on board.

In this liner Protasevich flew, who was detained after landing.

The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the situation with the Ryanair landing in Minsk.