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“The political culture is changing in Lithuania. It is time to gather people in the Lithuanian renewal movement, to prevent the ideas and influence of the globalists, otherwise we will lose the state and the nation,” confirmed A. Jakubauskas at a conference. press conference held on Friday.
He points out that Poland could be an example for Lithuania, which, in his opinion, is adequately fighting for its values.
“If there is such a need, I am ready to be one of the collectors of the new Lithuanian movement. I can say that such an example would be the Republic of Poland, which is capable of fighting for its values,” said A. Jakubauskas, who was removed from office. holder of LGGRTC.
According to the former director of LGGRTC, the real reason for his dismissal is resistance to the alleged political pressure to condemn the Lithuanian resistance, the participants in the June uprising or the Lithuanian activist front.
“I became a target because I refused to succumb to political pressure without scientific evidence, to condemn in advance the participants of the June uprising,” said Jakubauskas, adding that expectations to condemn part of the resistance have already been expressed by the ruling politicians.
“Recently, both commentators and ruling politicians in the media have unequivocally expressed the expectation that my removal and further changes at the Center will lead to the abolition of partial resistance status, titles and perpetuations,” he said.
ELTA recalls that the Seimas dismissed the director of LGGRTC A. Jakubauskas in a secret ballot on Thursday 79. The members of the Seimas voted in favor of the dismissal, 4 against, one ballot was damaged. At least 71 votes were required for A. Jakubauskas to be fired.
At the end of January, the employees of this center addressed the Spokesperson of the Seimas, concerned about the performance of the LGGRTC leadership. The speech noted that LGGRTC employees are concerned about the underestimation of historical science, directing historical research in the direction of ideologization and politicization.
It was noted that the LGGRTC leadership encourages the public to participate in the “defense of history” and the “wars of memory.”
Employees also expressed concern that the center has a tense emotional climate and that pressure from management is forcing experienced historians to leave their jobs. Indignation was also expressed by the director of LGGRTC A. Jakubauskas, and Vidmantas Valiušaitis, senior adviser, journalist, publicist and book author who has already resigned. His competence to fill this position was questioned. After the tensions, V. Valiušaitis announced that he had resigned from his current position.
Recently, tensions have been fueled by the fact that A. Jakubauskas fired historian dr. Mingailė Jurkutė, which spared no harsh criticism from the LGGRTC management. According to A. Jakubauskas, M. Jurkutė was fired not for criticism of the center, but for spreading incorrect information.
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