Belarus minister responsible for illegally diverting Ryanair flight to arrest opposition journalist dies mysteriously aged 46

The Belarusian minister responsible for illegally diverting a Ryanair flight to arrest opposition journalist Roman Protasevich has mysteriously died.

Aleksey Avramenko passed away suddenly on July 4 aged 46, according to state news agency Belta, which cited information from the government.

The agency did not report a cause of death.