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Economy
Lithuanian police open 30 investigations into euro counterfeits
Over the first week of this year, the Lithuanian police opened about 30 pre-trial investigations in relation to counterfeit euros. […]
Society
After prison, a will to change is not enough
Having received his release papers from the prison’s management, on an average day of the Baltic autumn Rimantas Muka (31) moved through the gates of Alytus prison in Lithuania. He bought a kebab and a soda at a nearby kiosk. He just stood there and ate, waiting. Muka thought that the autumn morning was wonderful. […]
Society
First counterfeit notes discovered in Lithuania within less than a week in euro zone
Although Lithuania has been using the euro for less than a week, the police have already reported euro forgery cases. […]
Society
Fraudsters trying to exploit Lithuania’s currency transition
Lithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) has said that fraudsters pretending to work for the VMI have started visiting residents’ houses, offering a “money inventory” service. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament ratifies anti-crime effort agreement with Georgia
The Lithuanian parliament has ratified the intergovernmental agreement between Lithuania and Georgia on cooperation in fighting crime which was signed on 26 September 2013 in Vilnius. […]
Energy
Lithuanian company says it has no information on suspects in France’s Alstom case
Lithuanian company Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba (Lithuanian Energy Production) says it has no information on any allegations against former staff members of its subsidiary Lietuvos Elektrinė (Lithuanian Power Plant), connected to French engineering group Alstom which has recently been charged in the UK with corruption linked to work in Lithuania. […]
Sports
Lithuanian government suggests criminal liability for sports results fixing
Lithuania’s Interior Ministry has suggested instituting criminal liability for unfair influence on sports results. […]
Society
Snoras Bank documents transferred from Switzerland to Lithuania
The Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) probe, headed by the Prosecutor General‘s Office, into possible financial crimes committed by the heads and shareholders of bank Snoras has advanced further. […]
Opinion
Opinion: More than meets the eye or the case against a ‘frozen conflict’ in East Ukraine
Currently it seems that the on-going Ukrainian–Russian conflict in the East of Ukraine is drawing to a possible end. However, it looks as if a newly minted ‘frozen conflict’ zone is poised to appear on the world map. While the end of active fighting might seem as a positive development, a ‘frozen conflict’ might actually pose even greater threats to international security. […]
Society
Former Chechen president’s son fined for document forgery in Lithuania
Former Chechen president Dzhokhar Dudayev’s son Degi Dudayev was Thursday fined with 3,250 litas (EUR 940) by a Lithuanian court on charges of forging documents. […]
Society
Society
40 Lithuanians detained during five-day international operation in the Netherlands
In cooperation with colleagues from other countries, Lithuanian police officers detained 40 Lithuanians during a five-day operation in the Netherlands, the Lithuanian Police Department said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Lithuania asks Russia to extradite suspect charged with multiple murders and other crimes
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office has turned to Russian prosecutors, asking to extradite Romas Zamolskis, a suspect in a number of crimes committed in Lithuania. Zamolskis was recently detained in Yekaterinburg. […]
Society
Lithuanian police bust international group that plundered corporate funds
The Lithuanian police has busted an international group that was engaged in large-scale plundering of property of big companies across Europe, the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau said. […]
Society
33 people arrested in Lithuania as part of international crackdown on organized crime
Lithuanian law enforcement officers have detained 33 people as part of an international crackdown on organized crime. […]
Society
Russia refuses to extradite ex-banker Romanov to Lithuania
Moscow says that it will not extradite Vladimir Romanov, owner of the bankrupt Ūkio Bankas, to Lithuania, as he has been granted asylum in Russia, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office informed on Monday. […]
Society
Lithuania’s most wanted criminal detained in Russia
One of the most wanted criminals in Lithuania, Romas Zamolskis, 44, has been detained in Russia, Lithuania’s police said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Two Latvians detained in Lithuania following police shoot-out
Two Latvians were detained in Lithuania’s Rokiškis District near the Lithuanian-Latvian border on Sunday night after local police fired several shots to stop their vehicle. Nobody was injured in the incident. The Latvians are suspected of having injured a teenage cyclist, 15, in a hit-and-run. […]
Society
January 1991 massacre suspect put under house arrest in Italy
Russian citizen Vasiliy Kotlerov, a suspect in the 13 January 1991 massacre case in Lithuania, has been put under house arrest by an Italian court, Lithuanian prosecutors have confirmed. […]