Taoiseach: Diversion of Ryanair flight was ‘piracy’
Grounding of flight in Minsk to arrest a journalist was ‘contrary to any sense of human decency or democratic values,’ Micheál Martin says
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has condemned as “piracy” and “unacceptable” the diversion of a Ryanair flight to Belarus for the alleged purpose of arresting an outspoken journalist.
On Sunday, a Ryanair flight travelling from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Minsk by Belarusian authorities, who claimed there was a potential security threat on board. After landing, journalist Roman Protasevich – an outspoken critic of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko – was arrested. The events have resulted in ...
