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July 10 d. A statement was received from politician A. Armonaitė at the prosecutor’s office stating that false information had appeared in the social space for several years, that the politician, president of the Freedom Party, was the granddaughter of KGB officer Anzelmas Armonas (born in 1937), although as a person they are not linked by any relationship.
During the examination of the complaint, the applicant’s questionnaire data and information about the applicant’s relationship were verified. During the inspection, it was established that the politician A. Armonaitė is not related to Anzelmas Armonas, therefore, information is disclosed that the politician is the granddaughter (daughter) of a KGB employee who does not correspond to reality.
Examination of the information provided in the complaint revealed that some of the comments and statements made in the social space were not recital in nature, but simply made assumptions or conjectures. Other statements are formulated as a recital of knowledge about the alleged kinship, but do not attribute to A. Armonaitė any specific action or characteristic, do not indicate facts or events, direct accusations that by their nature despise, humiliate, discredit or undermine the same A Armonaitė. trust her.
In the decision to refuse to open a pre-trial investigation, the prosecutor states that associating a person (especially a politician) with KGB cadre personnel is undoubtedly unpleasant and undesirable, but the false information spread he does not despise or humiliate Armonaitė; The dissemination of such information does not constitute defamation and does not give rise to criminal liability.
The Prosecutor also notes that, according to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, the status of official politician in society extends the limits of his right to debate and his right to criticize or be criticized compared to individuals. Even very sharp criticisms can be tolerated in political debates, and politicians must be more tolerant and tolerant of these criticisms.
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