The flight control dispatcher, who was supposed to talk to the pilot of the plane returned by Minsk from Athens to Vilnius, left Belarus with his family, the independent “Nasha Niva” reported. It was on board this machine that the activist Raman Pratasiewicz, who after the landing was – together with his partner Sofia Sapiega – was detained by the Belarusian services and was arrested.
“Nasha Niva” (former weekly) is an independent source of information in Belarus. In early July, the authorities blocked its website, but journalists did not stop their activities. The news is on the Telegram channel. On Monday, “Nasha Niva” informed, referring to several interlocutors in the company Bilaeronawigacja, which manages flights over Belarus, that the air traffic control dispatcher left the country, who probably talked to the pilot of the plane flying from Athens to Vilnius on May 23. The machine was returned to Minsk.
Vacation from June
“Dispatcher Aleh Halehau lived in Minsk with his family, we couldn’t reach him for a few days. He worked in Bielaeronawigacji since at least 2010. He was to return to work in early July, but his colleagues did not see him again,” she said. ” Our Niwa “.
“Personally, I haven’t seen Aleha in a long time.” There are rumors that he has disappeared. Colleagues can not contact him, he deleted his accounts on social networks. The authorities have not officially told us anything. I think he wanted to be safe and that’s why he left. He is a great specialist, he can easily find a job in any country. The voice in the published recording of the Ryanair incident belongs to him – said “Naszej Niwa” one of the Biełaeronawigacji employees.
At the flight management company, they told reporters that Halehau had been on vacation since June. The human resources department, as reported by Bielaeronawigacji, was trying to contact him. More details were not provided.
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Uneven plane
On May 23, the Belarusian authorities sent a fighter that forced a passenger plane flying to Vilnius to land in Minsk. On board the machine was, among others, activist and blogger Raman Pratasiewicz, co-founder of the opposition internet channel NEXTA. Pratasiewicz was arrested and sent to arrest. Together with him, his partner, a Russian citizen Sofia Sapiega, was arrested. Both were charged with “organizing mass riots and group activities grossly violating public order”.
The NEXTA channel, recognized by the Belarusian authorities as extremist, published information about the situation in Belarus, especially about the anti-government protests that broke out after last year’s presidential elections and the official announcement of victory for Alyaksandr Lukashenka who was seeking the fifth re-election.
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