2024-03-31 23:35:02
As Kaunas District Court spokeswoman Milda Kryžė told Elta, on Wednesday, a complaint by the victim’s representatives was filed in court, asking the court to investigate the evidence in the case, annul the district court’s verdict acquitting R. Viršila of criminal liability, and find the man guilty of public order violation. .
“Also, the complaint requests that the victim be awarded 4,451.25 euros of litigation costs from the defendant in the court of first instance, as well as the costs of litigation in the court of appeal,” informed the representative of the court.
According to M. Kryžės, the complaint also requests to inform the prosecutor about the possible crime committed by the company “Jungle kings” and R. Viršila, that is, because of the possible illegal economic, commercial, financial or professional activity.
In January, the Kaunas district court decided to release R. Viršilas, an opinion maker accused of violence against a minor, from criminal liability on bail, providing for a bail period of 1 year and 6 months.
By the court’s decision, it was decided to award 1,217 euros to the victim of R. Viršila in the costs of the proceedings, and to terminate the proceedings regarding the part of the civil claim regarding the compensation of 1,414 euros for total pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage caused by the criminal act.
According to the data of the case, R. Viršila in 2023 on March 12, during a public entertainment event, in the Kaunas entertainment and leisure center “Oazė”, aggressively attacked a minor without any justifiable motive and reason, with brazen behavior in front of other persons. According to the law enforcement, when he intentionally punched the minor once in the face, the accused caused skin abrasions on his cheek. With such actions, according to the prosecutor’s office, R. Viršila slightly disturbed the minor’s health and showed disrespect to those around him, the environment, and disturbed the seriousness and order of society. At that time, the man was charged with public order violation.
The defendant, R. Viršila, fully pleaded guilty. He said that the victim addressed him by his first and last name during the event, called him obscene words and thus allegedly provoked him. R. Viršila told the court that he sincerely regrets his actions, noted that he should have refrained from such actions, even though he was insulted.
The court of first instance acquitted R. Viršilas of criminal responsibility, taking into account the fact that the man had not been convicted before, committed the crime for the first time, admitted his guilt, compensated the damage, and no negative data characterizing the accused was found.
When making the decision, the court also assessed the fact that R. Viršila works, his activities are related to the public space, social networks, opinion formation, therefore, in the court’s assessment, in order to deter a person from committing similar acts, in order to prevent violations of the law , he is subject to a penal sanction – a contribution of EUR 750 to the Crime Victims’ Fund, with an obligation to pay it within 2 months from the date of entry into force of the sentence.
2024-03-31 23:35:02