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“The tragedy of the carpenters, the dark Lithuanian spec. a consequence of the activities of the services. Many facts indicated that the killers were from among themselves. The truth is hidden, the witnesses remain silent,” wrote E. Švenčionienė, who has anti-government views, on Facebook.
The General Prosecutor’s Office announced on Wednesday evening that it is starting a pre-trial investigation into the false statements published on the social network by Erika Švenčionienė, who sympathizes with the Kremlin regime.
“In response to today, July 31, on the Facebook social network, in the account registered in the name of Erika Palšauskaitė Švenčionienė, false statements about the 1991 July 31 Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė opened a pre-trial investigation into the crime against humanity committed by the Riga Special Purpose Militia – the attack on the Medininkai border point, during which seven Lithuanian officers were killed and one was seriously injured, according to Article 170-2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania “Public approval of international crimes, the USSR or for the crimes of Nazi Germany, their denial or gross belittling” part 1,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
It is announced that public approval of genocide, other crimes against humanity, aggression against the Republic of Lithuania committed by the USSR, very serious or serious crimes committed by others who committed or participated in aggression against the Republic of Lithuania in 1990-1991, their denial or gross disparagement is punishable by imprisonment for up to two years years.
E. Švenčionienė’s associate Algirdas Paleckis was also convicted more than a decade ago for a similar crime, when false statements were made publicly denying the crimes committed by the USSR against the state of Lithuania.
The latter has stated that on the bloody night of January 13, 1991, he “shot himself at himself” near the Vilnius TV tower.
2024-08-01 05:26:43