Detained Journo’ Protasevich confesses that he organized riots in Minsk

Minsk, May 24 (Sputnik) One of the founders of the Nexta Telegram channel Roman Protasevich, who was detained at the Minsk airport on Sunday, said in a video message circulated by state-run Belarusian media that he had no health problems and was making a confession in a criminal case of mass riots.
“Yesterday, I was detained by officers of the Interior Ministry at the Minsk National Airport. Now I am in Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 1 in Minsk. I can declare that I have no health problems, including with my heart or any other organs. The attitude of employees [security officials] toward me is as correct as possible and according to the law,” Protasevich said in the video shown on the air of the Belarus 1 broadcaster.
He stated that he continued to cooperate with the investigation.
“I give confession statements on the fact of organizing mass riots in the city of Minsk,” Protasevich said.