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As reported to BNS Vytautas Jončas, a representative of the court, the prosecutors asked the court to extend the intensive supervision applied to A. Paleckis for the maximum period allowed.
The former politician and his lawyers objected to such a request from the prosecutor and claimed that the inconvenience for A. Paleckis was due both to the use of hatred and the fact that he was unable to leave the Vilnius city limits.
However, according to the court, A. Paleckis did not indicate any reason why he should leave Vilnius, so in the court’s view the preventive measure is justified and necessary at this stage of the procedure.
“There is no reason to satisfy the request of the accused Algirdas Paleckis and his defense attorney not to extend the period of intensive supervision (…) in the circumstances established above,” the ruling states.
A. Paleckis is obliged to be home from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and not to leave Vilnius city, except when necessary to participate in court. You must also use an electronic tracking device, hated.
Along with A. Paleckis, the prosecutor also sought to extend the intensive supervision for three months to the defendant D. Bertauskas, and this defendant and his defender did not object to the prosecutor’s request.
D. Bertauskas is obliged to be home from 24 to 7 hours, unless the departure is related to a visit to a medical institution. You are also prohibited from visiting institutions that provide public Internet services and communicating or seeking contact with A. Paleckis and various other people.
The preventive measures for both defendants have been extended from October 6.
In a criminal case pending before the Šiauliai Regional Court, A. Paleckis and D. Bertauskas are charged with spying for the benefit of another state while operating in an organized group. The former politician denies and claims his guilt after conducting a journalistic investigation. D. Bertauskas admits his guilt.
The case was appointed by the Lithuanian Court of Appeal in Šiauliai in early March, after the Vilnius Regional Court withdrew from the case.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, from February 2017 to October 2018, the defendants, acting in an organized group with a Russian intelligence officer and other Russian citizens, one of whom was found guilty in a case on January 13, they may have collected information of interest to Russian intelligence in Lithuania for monetary and other considerations. .
Other remuneration includes assistance in establishing contacts with representatives of a Russian political party in order to obtain funding for one of the parties registered in Lithuania, as well as assistance in establishing business contacts.
According to the prosecution, the defendants were tasked with gathering information on the officers and judges who were investigating on January 13, as well as information on other cases related to Russia’s aggression against Lithuania in 1990-1991.
Among other things, the defendant had to find people working for the Lithuanian authorities who would provide the Lithuanian police authorities with false information about the health status of Jurijus Melis, who was convicted in the case of January 13, for illegal monetary compensation ; It was intended to change his detention for a minor preventive prison. measure or otherwise facilitate the detention of Mr. Mel.
An appeal can be made to the Lithuanian Court of Appeal within seven days against a court ruling on pre-trial measures.
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