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The court intends to question 15 witnesses, including the wife of S. Skvernelis.
G.Vaitkevičius said Thursday that he did not plead guilty, that he refused the right to testify at Thursday’s meeting, but was promised it later when the investigation of the evidence was completed.
Therefore, it was decided to ask S. Skvernelis, who was recognized as a victim, on Thursday.
“One day in June, on the way from home to work, a sign was noticed on the road containing defamatory information in an act of vandalism,” the politician told the court.
According to him, the inscription was seen by his family, neighbors and everyone who was driving on Upės Street.
Luke April / 15min photo / Saulius Skvernelis
“The defamation does not correspond to any reality, I have never been accused or convicted of being a thief, it has caused many personal experiences, both for me personally and for my wife and my young son, who understands everything,” he said in court.
This, he said, undermined his reputation as a politician. He stressed that the information was provided in the media, which despised him as a person.
“I believe that these actions are criminal, in no way are they allowed in our country, a crime committed, they slander me,” he said.
It is a humiliation for me as a man as a father.
When asked who deleted the records and who requested their deletion, Skvernel said he was not aware of this, but speculated that the Security Guard officers who saved it may have done so.
Personal file photo / Gediminas Vaitkevičius
“It is a humiliation for me as a man, as a father. “Nobody wants to experience it, it provokes spiritual experiences,” he said.
According to S. Skvernelis, he had not met G. Vaitkevičius before, this last name did not mean anything to him, the former prime minister said that he had no conflict with him.
Whoever saw the note first could not know because he did not remember, at which time the judge warned that during the pre-trial investigation he had testified that the note had been reported to him by his wife.
When asked how far from the inscription to his home, S. Skvernel could not say exactly, but said the inscription is about one kilometer.
No claim for moral damage
Because S. Skvernelis claimed to have suffered non-pecuniary damage. The defendant’s lawyer, Dovilė Murauskienė, clarified whether he had filed a claim for compensation for these damages.
“Compensation for property damage from this person is not required,” S. Skvernelis replied.
Accused of defamation and violation of public order
The Vilnius Regional Prosecutor Jonas Selilionis stated at the hearing that the defendant, who had written “Skvernelis 1 km vagies namai” in Upės Street, Vilnius district, had spread inaccurate information.
Under the Penal Code, any person who disseminates inaccurate information about another person that may disparage or humiliate that person or undermine trust in that person is punished with a fine or restriction of freedom, or arrest or imprisonment for up to one year.
According to the prosecutor, such actions caused damages in excess of 54 euros.
The Code also establishes that any person who, in a public place, has disrespected others or the environment through insulting behavior, threats, malicious intentions or vandalism and has altered the seriousness or order of society will be punished with public works or a fine, or restriction of liberty, or arrest or prison, up to two years.
On June 11 last year, a man wrote “House of Thieves” at the Prime Minister’s house. He was detained at the scene by agents of the Security Directorate and handed over to the police.
The offended prime minister himself wrote a statement to the police that the inscription “Thief’s House” is defamatory.
As BNS previously wrote, the police decided for a week whether the Upės Street registration should be considered a crime or simply an administrative offense.
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