Sofia Sapega paid the compensation that the Belarusian court ordered her to pay. Now there are no formal obstacles to her pardon or extradition to Russia
Russian woman Sofia Sapega, convicted of administering an opposition Telegram channel , paid compensation for moral damages to Belarusian security officials, officials and judges in the amount of 175 thousand Belarusian rubles . The lawyer for the Sapieha family, Anton Gashinsky, told the BBC Russian Service about this. He also added that the funds to pay off the unpaid part of the amount specified in the verdict were provided by her father, Andrei Sapieha, who lives in Russia.