Vilnius, January 13, 1991
Society

Lithuanian prosecutors to propose sentences against 66 defendants in 1991 crackdown trial

Public prosecutors from the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday started delivering their concluding statements in a mass trial related to the bloody events of Jan. 13, 1991 in Vilnius. […]

Raimondas Baranauskas, Vladimiras Antonovas
Politics

Seimas passes amendments for in-absentia trial of ex-bankers

Lithuania’s parliament on 19 October passed amendments initiated by President Dalia Grybauskaitė that en able the country’s law-enforcement to put financial offenders who have fled the country on trial. […]

Jevgenijus Denisovas at Nemenčinė forest
CORPORATE

ARAS warning after Nemenčinė incident: don’t play war games in Lithuanian forests

Sunday morning at the Nemenčinė forest, a 12-person group gathers. It could be noted that some men are wearing the Russian model masked uniforms and are armed with the Russian machine guns. After getting signals from worried citizens, the police responds immediately, anti-terrorist operations team ARAS fighters come and detain potentially dangerous individuals. […]

Police
Society

1st drunk-driving case in 2017 goes to court under tightened law

A 26-year-old man caught drunk-driving on the New Year’s night faces criminal liability under Lithuania’s tightened regulations, the Prosecutor General‘ Office said on Wednesday. […]