# Sofia Sapega recounts house arrest and Protasevich’s testimony against her

https://mins.news/en/item/122781

- Meduza, 2026-10-30 16:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/30/sofia-sapega-ex-girlfriend-of-former-belarusian-opposition-journalist-roman-protasevich-recounts-her-time-in-prison-and-his-testimony-against-her-after-the-2021-ryanair-diversion

> In the second part of her first in-depth interview since her arrest, Sofia Sapega describes living under house arrest with Roman Protasevich, attempting suicide after finding messages on his phone, and later being closely guarded in Lida. She says Protasevich testified for the prosecution at her trial and would not look at her.