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On June 14, the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court rejected the artist’s complaint and confirmed the decision of the Migration Department to ban entry into the country for five years.
According to Audris Kutrevičius, representative of this court, the artist filed a complaint on June 28, requesting the annulment of the court decision and the adoption of a new one, to lift the ban on the Migration Department.
This complaint will be heard by the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.
The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court concluded that the Migration Department had reason to assess the actions of F. Kirkorov as a threat to the security of the State.
According to the court, the Foreign Ministry wrote to the Migration Department that Kirkorov is a popular Russian performer and producer, influencing various strata of society in Russia and other countries of the former USSR due to his active concert and organizing activities. .
In addition, his concerts abroad are openly described by Russian officials as a tool to spread the “soft power” of the country, Kirkorov regularly visits and performs in the Crimean peninsula illegally annexed to Russia, deliberately denying the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Russia. Ukraine and indirectly justifying aggressive actions. .
Kirkorov has been blacklisted at the request of the Foreign Ministry. Minister Gabriel Landsberg has said that the famous artist, during his repeated visits to the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula, “deliberately denied the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and thus indirectly justified the aggressive actions of the Russian Federation. “.
According to G.Landsbergis, the participation of F.Kirkorov in concerts in Crimea “substantially damages the national security of Lithuania”.
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