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“After the investigation began, he was probably questioned. (…) Suspicions haven’t been introduced towards anybody but,” mentioned Julija Samorokovskaja, consultant of the Chief Police Commissariat of Vilnius County, to Eltai.
VSAT consultant: in line with preliminary knowledge, the officer had the correct to make use of the weapon
Based on VSAT consultant Giedrias Mišutis, in line with preliminary knowledge, the State Border Guard Regulation allowed the officer to make use of a firearm within the scenario.
“Based on preliminary knowledge, the scenario gave him the correct to behave like that. However the circumstances and grounds of the scenario can be assessed throughout the official inspection and pre-trial investigation”, G. Mišutis mentioned to Eltai, noting that the legislation offers for multiple level when, in sure circumstances, the border guard is granted the correct to make use of a firearm.
Based on the VSAT consultant, firearms should not getting used on the border of Lithuania for the primary time this yr – within the first 5 months of this yr, 2 circumstances of the usage of weapons by border guards had been recorded. The identical variety of them was recorded final yr.
“These had been circumstances when an alarm sign was given or assist was known as,” famous G. Mišutis.
ELTA reminds that on Saturday night within the Šalčininkai district, a border guard shot and fatally injured a Lithuanian citizen born in 1980 who was suspected of transporting contraband.
Based on VSAT, having details about the case of smuggling and conducting searches proper subsequent to the border with Belarus, the motive force of the noticed automobile didn’t obey the demand of the uniformed border guards to cease.
Based on preliminary knowledge, in case of hazard to well being and life and with a view to cease a harmful fugitive, a border guard born in 1988 fired one shot from a service weapon into the tire of a rushing automobile.
Based on the service, the automobile stopped after a ways. A person was discovered within the driver’s seat with a deadly gunshot wound. Bundles transported by automobile, suspected to be a consignment of contraband cigarettes.
The police have began a pre-trial investigation into the homicide. A pre-trial investigation into smuggling has been launched on the VSAT Vilnius border police station. VSAT additionally performs an official inspection.
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