Why was a leading Belarusian opposition activist arrested?

(CNN) A leading Belarusian opposition activist has been arrested in Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a fighter jet to escort his Ryanair plane to Minsk, according to Pull Pervogo, Belarusian state broadcaster.

Why did Ryanair’s flight to Belarus make an emergency landing?

Ryanair said in a statement the flight was informed of a “potential security threat on board” by Belarus air traffic control and told to make an emergency landing at the nearest airport, in Minsk. After landing, the passengers disembarked and local authorities carried out security checks.

Will Lukashenko stay or leave office?

Despite the mass unrest, Mr Lukashenko insists he will not leave office – but has acknowledged some Belarusians might be “fed up” with his rule. He said Belarus could not return to the instability of the years following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, and he has twice appeared brandishing a gun during the protests.

Did Belarus force a plane to land in Minsk to arrest Raman?

On Twitter, leading opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said the Belarusian regime “forced the landing of the plane in Minsk to arrest journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich. He faces the death penalty in Belarus.

What is the Belarus sanctions program?

The Belarus sanctions program represents the implementation of multiple legal authorities. Some of these authorities are in the form of executive orders issued by the resident. Other authorities are public laws (statutes) passed byThe Congress.

Was the Belarus plane hijacking a state-sanctioned hijacking?

Whether that security alert was a fabrication by the Belarus authorities is now at the heart of an incident which has sparked widespread international condemnation and raised serious questions about safety in the skies. Some governments have described the incident as a state-sanctioned hijacking.