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As the prosecution reported on Tuesday, the swamp is believed to have been destroyed by off-road vehicles.
The Penal Code provides for a fine, restriction of freedom, arrest or confiscation of up to five years for the destruction or destruction of protected areas or natural heritage sites.
The Viešvilė State Prosecutor’s Office approached the prosecutors with a request to initiate an investigation.
The pre-trial investigation will be conducted by the Tauragė County Police and the investigation will be conducted by the Tauragė District Attorney’s Office.
Last week, the Department of the Environment also launched an investigation into the destruction of the raised swamp.
According to the direction of the Viešvilė nature reserve, the swamp could have been destroyed by quads and the pines that grew there had been overturned.
The devastated wetland is located in the Laukesa I area, which is part of the European ecological network Natura 2000.
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