Citizen of the Russian Federation Sofia Sapega appreciated and commented on her amnesty by the Belarusian authorities.
Russian woman said “Komsomolskaya Pravda”That the release was a “big surprise” to him.
“The release was so unexpected. Literally half an hour before the actual debut, I did not know that this would happen to me,” said Sapega, and shared the details of what happened. He also talked about his plans. The girl wants to spend some time with her family.
“I want to renew myself. And after that, really think about how to continue to build your life,” the ex-convict shared with journalists.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned Sofia Sapega. Earlier, the country court sentenced him to six years in prison. After amnesty, the girl was handed over to the Primorsky Krai delegation. -headed Governor Oleg Kozhemyako. According to him, the Belarusian leader “reacted with a paternal understanding to Sophia’s parents’ requests for leniency.” “Alexander Grigoryevich signed the amnesty immediately after our meeting,” said Kozhemyako, noting that the girl was imprisoned for two years instead of six.
According to her lawyer Anton Gashinsky, Sapieha has already left Belarusian territory.
Sofia Sapega was detained on May 23, 2021, along with Roman Protasevich, the former editor-in-chief of the opposition Telegram channel NEXTA in Belarus. At the request of Belarus, a passenger plane, on which the couple flew to Vilnius, urgently landed in Minsk. During interrogations, Sapieha admitted to running a Telegram channel that posted personal data of the security forces.
in May reportedthat the pardoned Roman Protasevich testified against his ex-girlfriend Sofia Sapieha.