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Former judge and parliamentarian Neringa Venckienė, who heard the indictment at the Panevėžys Regional Court on July 8, went abroad, reports lrytas.lt.
Kazys Pėdnyčia, a lawyer for N. Venckienė interviewed by Delfi.lt, did not confirm or deny such information, basing her words on the fact that her clients are not authorized to speak about it.
The prosecutor in the case of former judge and parliamentarian Darius Jakutis said that he also did not have such knowledge, but delfi.lt emphasized to journalists that N. Venckienė is free and can travel abroad.
Seek justification
We remind you that the Panevėžys Regional Court found Ms. Venckienė, 50, guilty and sentenced her to prison, but taking into account the time she spent in custody, the court decided that she had already served her sentence. He was also ordered to pay 6.8 thousand. extradition costs from the United States.
The former judge and member of Seimas appealed against the sentence that was imposed on her before the Lithuanian Court of Appeal and requested acquittal. His lawyer Danius Svirinavičius also appealed the verdict.
D. Svirinavičius believes that if the sentence is reversed, other judges will hear the case and, if the deficiencies of the prosecution are recognized, the case will return to the prosecutor.
“The case has been heard in favor of the position,” he told BNS. D. Svirinavičius believes that if the sentence is reversed, other judges will hear the case and, if the deficiencies of the prosecution are recognized, the case will return to the prosecutor.
The appeals also refer to limitation periods, requests for extradition expenses and civil actions. L. Stankūnaitė received compensation for property damage amounting to 2316 euros and for moral damages – 4 thousand. for a bailiff – 3 thousand. and a police officer – 500 euros, a demand for 50 thousand. The court left without examining the non-pecuniary damage of L. Stankūnaitė’s daughter. As J. Gudelienė told the kauno.diena.lt portal on July 8, this latest lawsuit left the possibility of filing a civil proceeding.
According to the portal kauno.diena.lt, a court hearing at the Lithuanian Court of Appeal is scheduled for November 3. However, it is not yet clear when the decision will be made.
The sentence was enforced
Ms. Venckienė was found guilty of resisting officials, failing to comply with the sheriff’s order, and going on strike.
According to the court, on May 17, 2012, the event was largely triggered by the illegal actions of Ms Venckienė, covering her immunity as a judge, a crowd of supporters gathered in the courtyard, and even a girl. The court emphasized that N. Venckienė “by his intentional actions caused the judicial decision to be enforced by force, during his execution he caused a stir, injured several people and damaged the property of the defendants’ parents.” According to the court, only the defendant N. Venckienė is responsible for this.
The court also noted that N. Venckienė, realizing that her immunity as a judge and later a member of the Seimas would not protect her from criminal liability, fled Lithuania and hid in the US for a long time, hoping that she was not extradited. to Lithuania.
“Although the accused is being tried for the first time, and according to the law, she could be sentenced to a non-custodial sentence, only after the incarceration is duly sanctioned, that is, the nature of her crimes, her Danger to society, She the influence of her own personality in the fact of 05-17-2012 and the consequences that it will cause will be the only way to ensure the implementation of the principle of justice ”, affirmed the court.
Events in the history of Garliava
The former judge was one of the most important participants in the so-called Garliava events. She alleges that she did not use violence during the events of May 2012, when, in execution of the judicial decision, the officials took her young daughter from her family’s home and handed her over to her mother L. Stankūnaitė.
Photo by Tomas Ragina
According to N. Venckienė, violence was used against both her and L. Stankūnaitė’s daughter. Judge Jonas Furmanavičius, who went to work, was shot and killed in Kaunas on October 5, 2009. On the same day, L. Stankūnaitė’s sister, Violeta Naruševičienė, was killed near the house.
Prosecutors concluded that the murders may have been committed by Drąsius Kedys, a brother of N. Venckienė. D. Kedys accused V. Naruševičienė of allowing her and the young daughter of L. Stankūnaitė and her cousin, the young daughter of V. Naruševičienė, to be abused. J. Furmanavičius and Andrius Ūs were accused by a Kaunas resident of pedophilia. All the courts acquitted A. Ūsa.
The body of D. Kedzis, who was hiding after the massacre, was found in April 2010 near the Kaunas lagoon. Later, A. Ūsas was found dead. Law enforcement officials say they died without violence. N. Venckienė cared for her granddaughter for a long time, did not carry out the court decisions to hand her over to her mother L. Stankūnaitė. The girl was taken from her aunt’s house in Garliava after the authorities intervened.
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