Lithuanian court sanctions arrest of fugitive former MP

Judge Neringa Venckienė, DELFI / Šarūnas Mažeika

According to the prosecutors in the case, decisions will soon be made regarding additional international legal procedures aimed at extraditing the suspect to Lithuania.

Venckienė is now hiding abroad and an international search for her has been announced.

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