Lukashenko support? Regime critic Sasha Filipenko attacks Switzerland

When Roman Protasewitsch was taken from the sky in a fighter jet, Sasha Filipenko (36) was sitting in Switzerland. The well-known writer is horrified, although he does not know the activist and journalist personally: Both are Belarusians, fight for democracy – and live in exile. Filipenko currently near Geneva. Safe. While Protasevich faces 15 years imprisonment. Filipenko is clear what this means: “Beasts and sadists will torment him.”

How important is Protasevich for the opposition in Belarus?
Sasha Filipenko: We are not “the opposition”. 97 percent of Belarusians are against the terrorist group that has taken power. Just imagine Geneva was captured by terrorists who control the army and police. Protasevich is just as important as any other Belarusian.