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He said that he had no reproaches, assured that no one had abused him or used force against him, and asked the media not to spread more rumors.
“I would like to stop spreading more rumors, because Sofía and my parents, who are in Poland, are suffering from it, in a vacuum of information. Gentlemen, think about how your mother would react if you were in such a situation and someone told you that her son was beaten, even if it is a lie, ”said R. Pratasevičius.
He said that although he felt fine, his parents were suffering from the situation and were being manipulated.
The blogger assured that he attended the press conference of his own free will, no one forced him to do so and did not offer anything for it.
“I was not forced to collaborate with the researchers, it is my free will and my wish,” he said.
R. Pratasevičius said he knew that many people on the Internet call him a traitor, but he assured that his conscience is clear and he seeks to be useful to his country.
The room where the press conference was held, the National Press Center, is just a small room with six rows of chairs. Diplomats, including representatives of European Union countries (their seats were marked), sat in the first two rows. There was also a girl with the British flag on her mask. Many of them quickly left the room when R. Pratasevičius appeared, announces RBC.
The BBC film crew also left the room for a demonstration. Correspondent Jonah Fisher wrote on his Twitter account that he did not intend to attend such a press conference, which obviously R. Protasevičius was forced to attend.
We have just left. Not participating when you are clearly there under pressure. https://t.co/vg4gSGZJeL
– Jonah Fisher (@JonahFisherBBC) June 14, 2021
“Don’t you believe what I mean sincerely? If you don’t believe it, say so,” R. Pratasevičius addressed the room.
After a question he asked, there was silence for a few seconds. Then BelaPAN journalist Tatiana Korovenkova stood up and voiced her disbelief that R. Pratasevičius spoke voluntarily, that she was not under pressure.
“I sincerely feel sorry for you. It’s hard to imagine what he’s had to go through in recent weeks. I don’t believe in any of your words. He also sincerely sympathizes with the countless people of Belarus and many of his colleagues. Just hold on, hold on to this, ”he said.
Now these words and the courage shown by the journalist during the press conference are being discussed on social networks.
“The main conclusion of today’s press conference is that Tatiana Korovenkova is a very tough and courageous journalist,” Boris Goreckis, vice president of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, wrote on the social network.
“Despite all the government’s efforts to shut up, self-respecting journalists remained in Belarus. Tania Korovenkova, I am proud to work with you,” Deutsche Welle Belarusian correspondent Aleksandra Boguslavskaya wrote on Facebook.
Tomas Janeliūnas, Professor of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) at Vilnius University, praised R. Pratasevičius’s performance at a press conference on Monday as a continuing performance of the regime.
According to T. Janeliūnas, the West could follow the example of such BBC journalists, simply ignoring the information published on the official channels of the Minsk regime.
“The move by the BBC journalists, I think, is correct and could possibly be followed by a full boycott of any official announcement, especially those involving Raman himself now. The regime wants to spread those messages, imagine that the messages that Raman transmits are accepted as in a greater truth, when in reality it is the same. Showing that the West understands what is happening here could help Raman himself: he would not become an instrument, ”said the VU TSPMI professor.
T. Janeliūnas also drew attention to R. Pratasevičius’s confusion regarding the performance at the press conference: at one point he said he wanted to leave, at another moment he had already said that he had been offered such an opportunity.
“It is obvious that he was persuaded or agreed upon,” added T. Janeliūnas.
R. Pratasevičius, who flew a plane from Athens to Vilnius, together with others, founded the Belarusian opposition channel Nexta on the Telegram platform, which Minsk considers an extremist, and his friend, Sofia, a Russian citizen studying in Vilnius, was arrested. in Minsk. airport on May 23.
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