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As reported by the judicial representative Vytautas Jončas, A. Paleckis asked the court to return one of the seized documents, since he constantly suffers from inconvenience in state and private institutions, he cannot vote. Prosecutors suggested that the request not be granted.
By court order, the identification card was returned to the former politician, but the passport remains confiscated.
According to the judges who examined the lawsuit, the seizure of two documents is an excessive measure, especially considering that A. Paleckis is also subject to intensive supervision, of which 50 thousand were taken. euro security.
In the criminal case being examined at the Šiauliai Regional Court, A. Paleckis and the businessman Deimantas Bertauskas are accused of espionage in favor of another state, acting in an organized group. The former politician denies and claims his guilt after conducting a journalistic investigation. D. Bertauskas admits 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.
In early October, the court extended the preventive detention of both defendants for another three months.
A court decision on the return of a document can be appealed to the Lithuanian Court of Appeal within seven days.
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