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“We are deeply concerned about the March 31. verdict of the Lithuanian Court of Appeal against the citizens of the Russian Federation in the politicized case of the January 13 events at the Vilnius TV tower. Among them are J. Melis and G. Ivanov, who participated in the court hearing and were sentenced to harsher sentences, “the Russian embassy said in a statement.
“The decision to extend the detention for three years to the Russian military reserve officer J. Melis, who has been imprisoned in Lithuania for seven years, is especially cynical. We see this step of the local ‘feared’ as an open mockery of a man who it has not been taught by anyone, “the report also emphasizes.
The Russian Embassy notes that the Lithuanian Court of Appeal, in its opinion, has made an illegal decision. It is also alleged that the defendants in the case of January 13 were not tried in accordance with the laws in force at that time.
By making a deliberately illegal decision, the Lithuanian court clearly acted in favor of the power structures involved in Russophobia, ignoring the obvious violations of international and Lithuanian law committed during the court proceedings. In particular, the defendants in this “case” were not tried under the laws in force at the time, which is contrary to the basic principle of non-retroactivity of criminal law, “writes the Russian embassy.
The report also emphasizes that Russia will respond to the decision of the Lithuanian Court of Appeal in the case of January 13.
“Illegal actions against Russian citizens will certainly not go unanswered on our part. We will continue to defend their legitimate rights and interests,” the Russian embassy said in a statement.
ELTA recalls that on Wednesday the Lithuanian Court of Appeal rendered a verdict in the case of January 13. The court held that the Vilnius Regional Court in 2019. 67 people convicted in March were reasonably convicted due to the January events in Vilnius. The court also decided to increase the sentences of 14 convicts, including Yuri Mel, a Russian citizen, and sentenced former Soviet officer Gennady Ivanov, and sentenced 2 prisoners to a reduced sentence.
The Lithuanian Court of Appeal also decided to award LTL 10.8 million to all those convicted of non-pecuniary damage. euros.
The case was examined by a panel of judges consisting of judges from the Criminal Cases Division Ernestas Rimšelis (chairman and rapporteur of the panel), Ernesta Montvidienė, Justas Namavičius and Egidija Tamošiūnienė. The case is one of the largest criminal cases known in the country’s courts in terms of volume, number of victims and defendants. More than 700 people have been identified as victims in this case.
In the case of January 13, the indicted persons are accused of mistreatment of persons prohibited by international law, murder of persons protected by international humanitarian law, damage, torture or other inhuman treatment of persons protected by international humanitarian law, or rape. of international humanitarian law. protection of their property, prohibited attacks in war, use of prohibited weapons of war.
1991 A total of 14 people were killed in the Soviet Army’s attempts to occupy the Lithuanian Television Tower, Press Room, and Radio and Television Building.
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