Belarus airs questioning of jailed journalist Protasevich

The reporter calls for opposition to abandon street protests in an interview aired on state television.

Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich has said in questioning, aired on state television on Wednesday, that there was no use in the country’s political opposition calling for street protests against longtime President Alexander Lukashenko. Protasevich was arrested last month along with his girlfriend after the May 23 Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania the pair were on board was forced to land in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. In his second appearance since the incident, Protasevich appeared relaxed, smoking as he spoke with an unidentified interlocutor.