The girlfriend of the detained Belarusian dissident, who was also arrested when their flight was diverted, has appeared in an apparent confession video

• Belarusisan dissident Roman Protasevich’s girlfriend was also arrested when their flight was intercepted.
• A video released Tuesday showed Sofia Sapega appearing to confess to editing a Telegram channel.
• Opposition politicians in Belarus said the video was likely made under duress.
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The girlfriend of detained Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich has appeared in an apparent confession video.

Sofia Sapega gave her name, age, and said she edited a Telegram channel that “publishes private information about internal affairs officers,” according to a Sky News translation of the video.

Opposition politicians said the video was likely made under duress.

The video appeared on a Telegram channel supportive of Belarus’ president, Sky News reported.

Sapega, a 23-year-old Russian national, was traveling with Protasevich from Greece to Vilnius on Sunday when Belarus authorities reported a fake security threat and diverted the plane to Minsk. The couple was later detained.

The Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta says Sapega could face criminal charges.