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In a statement to the media, A. Armonait that indicated that he was not related to that person, and also informed the Department of State Security about it.
“I feel like the last half year before me, an attack of lies and slander has been actively organized on social media and in internet comments, mentioning that my grandfather was a KGB officer. It damages my reputation, it damages my activities political and finally blackens my only grandfather, who is still with us, who is called Kazimieras, and has nothing to do with the KGB, “said A. Armonaitė.
Defamation in the sense of criminal law is when inaccurate information is disseminated about a person who may despise or humiliate him or undermine trust in him.
Addressing the Prosecutor’s Office and VSD A.Armonaitė notes that the false information is actively shared in the comments of the online portals, it is disseminated in various Facebook groups, comments and posts of the social platform. In recent months, as the Seimas elections approach, the scale of defamation has clearly increased.
“I think this time I was deliberately chosen to cause the greatest possible harm to myself. I am tolerant of criticism, I understand that not everyone can like me, my actions can be criticized and that is correct for everyone. However, knowingly spreading a lie against a person is a crime and organizers must be held accountable for it. From a national security perspective, it is fake news an attack on a Seimas member, undermining not only a person’s reputation, but also confidence in the country’s democratic institutions, “said A. Armonaitė.
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