In his position as Minister for Transport and Communication of the Republic of Belarus, Aliaksei Auramenka is responsible for the state management of civil aviation and supervision of air traffic control. He is therefore responsible for the forced redirection and landing of Ryanair passenger flight FR4978 at Minsk airport, without proper justification, on 23 May 2021. In so doing, Auramenka acted at the direction of Alexander Lukashenko and in conjunction with the Belarusian Ministry of Defence. These politically motivated decisions were aimed at detaining and arresting the opposition journalist and civil society actor Roman Protasevich and Protasevich’s partner Sofia Sapega and are a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus. Therefore, Aliaksei Auramenka is responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus and so undermined democracy and the rule of law there.
In his position as Minister for Transport and Communication of the Republic of Belarus, Aliaksei Auramenka is responsible for the state management of civil aviation and supervision of air traffic control. He is therefore responsible for the forced redirection and landing of Ryanair passenger flight FR4978 at Minsk airport, without proper justification, on 23 May 2021. In so doing, Auramenka acted at the direction of Alexander Lukashenko and in conjunction with the Belarusian Ministry of Defence. These politically motivated decisions were aimed at detaining and arresting the opposition journalist and civil society actor Roman Protasevich and Protasevich’s partner Sofia Sapega and are a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus. Therefore, Aliaksei Auramenka is responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus and so undermined democracy and the rule of law there.
Historical data
Names (5)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Auramenka
First name/Name
Aliaksei
Second name/Name
Mikalaevich
Full name/Name
Auramenka Aliaksei Mikalaevich
Type
Prime alias
Description
Minister for Transport and Communication
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Avramenko
First name/Name
Alexey
Full name/Name
Avramenko Alexey
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Minister for Transport and Communication
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Avramenko
First name/Name
Aleksey
Second name/Name
Nikolaevich
Full name/Name
Avramenko Aleksey Nikolaevich
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Minister for Transport and Communication
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Auramenka
First name/Name
Alexey
Full name/Name
Auramenka Alexey
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Minister for Transport and Communication
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Last name/Name
Auramenka
First name/Name
Aleksey
Second name/Name
Nikolaevich
Full name/Name
Auramenka Aleksey Nikolaevich
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Minister for Transport and Communication
Citizenships (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Country
Belarus
Birth data (1)
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Birthdate
Place
Minsk
Country
Belarus
Updated: 30.04.2025. 03:16
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