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S. Sondeckis’ son Saulius Sondeckis Jr., when asked by Vakaro žinios if anyone had apologized to him, his siblings, or his mother during these two years, claimed that he had not heard the apology. “Nothing. So far, that information has been ‘kaba’ on the website of the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center. True, already backed by the conclusion of the Lustration Commission, but still the father stayed as an agent. Apparently, it’s convenient for someone, “said one of S. Sondeckis’s sons.
S. Sondeckis Jr. hopes that the new center chief will rectify the situation: “A new chief has arrived, one of the best historians. I hope you put it in order. Before coming to this position, he said that there could be no politicized things. And this case is completely politicized and even personalized. The new manager cannot ignore the situation. If the published documents are false, they cannot remain published. It is a state institution maintained with the money of all Lithuanians. Also, the institution is called a research center. Yes, without investigating anything, printing what is invented is a waste of money. There are legal requirements that must be met. One of them is that the father is already dead, so these announcements are no longer available. You cannot defend yourself. Do we need more clarifications or cuts?
“I will defend everything I need”
– Do you think the center spread the slander inadvertently, or perhaps because of incompetence? – Vakaro žinios asked another son of S. Sondeckis, Vytautas SONDECKIS.
– It seems to me a provocation to slander a father without proof. There is no evidence that these individuals were KGB agents. Until there is real evidence, they cannot be said to have cooperated with security. It was clear to all sober people that this was slander. I don’t think things like that happen by accident. After all, the center itself seemed to have denied what it had announced. But to me, such works do not seem to be related to the search for justice or the evaluation of Lithuanian history. I think that by trying to belittle such an outstanding Lithuanian people, the entire state is being humiliated, destruction is sought.
You know, S.Sondeckis held Sunday concerts in the Vilnius Cathedral, in the then Image Gallery, where he performed religious works, thus returning Holy Mass to the most important church in Lithuania. It was an act of resistance that could have hit him hard. I could have missed all the concerts. In addition, in 1960. The chamber orchestra founded by S. Sondeckis was called the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra. Imagine what the so-called Soviet times meant … This name indicated that S. Sondeckis did not recognize Lithuania as part of the USSR.
– Do you expect the new head of the center to review the situation?
– I think the new boss has that opportunity. But I think he will be under tremendous pressure not to and not interfere.
I will defend my father as much as necessary. Because there are people who slander their father. Maybe they didn’t like their father playing in the cathedral on Sundays …
Until now, among people on the street, there are those who have really been real security officers. That group of people does not want us to know who they were. They are a really dangerous and terrible force. We have not clarified them so far. I see it as an attempt by those forces to weaken Lithuania, to deprive our heroes of their trust, to turn our proud personalities into despicable traitors. We must resist that.
Deported by the KGB
The relatives of S. Sondeckis and D. Banionis intend to fight until justice is done. And who will defend the honor of Cardinal Vincent Sladkevičius? The name of V.Sladkevičius can still be found alongside the agents on the website administered by the Center. “V.Sladkevičius was persecuted and interrogated by the KGB. According to other agent registration records kept by LYA, Agent Alksnis was recruited in 1958, but was in the agency’s network for just over a year and in 1959. Retired. of officers in the summer. In the same year he was deported to Nemunėlis Radviliškis. He likely refused to cooperate with Soviet security (the agent’s work file was not even opened), “the website read.
Unfortunately, the conclusion approved by the Illustration Commission did not appear at his side, that as for D.Banionis or S.Sondeckis, as well as V. Sadkevičius, there are no data to affirm that the cardinal cooperated with the KGB. Ironically, the following year, 2021, was called the year of Cardinal V. Slakevičius by the Seimas.
Now is the holiday season
Today, a new leader is at the center who spreads slander. Unfortunately, even after the conclusions of the Lustration Commission, Lithuanian enlightened people are still classified as KGB agents. The new head of the center was interviewed by Vakaro žinios Adas Jakubauskas He assured that he intended to return to this topic. It is true, not everything is as fast as you would like.
“We will discuss this issue when the new center council is convened. Then we will make a decision on how to deal with that publicized fact. We want to pass the regulations, invite people to the council, welcome those returning from vacation. Probably already in Autumn. I don’t want to make a one-size-fits-all decision. The specialists must be consulted and the center’s common position must be adopted, “žinios A. Jakubauskas, the new director general of the center, told Vakaro.
Signatory Zigmas Vaišvila: Intimidation from Lithuania continues. We are silent
The conclusions of the Lustration Commission, which is the only one in Lithuania authorized to decide whether a person secretly cooperated with the USSR KGB in accordance with the law, are unequivocal and clear: there is no reason to say that they secretly cooperated with the USSR KGB. Incidentally, they also have the force of law, i. they are binding for all natural and legal persons, as well as for the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center.
The Lithuanian Seimas, after initiating an investigation into this slander and establishing that Birutė Burauskaitė, the then head of the center, was responsible for slandering these three enlightened men, did not dare to properly assess the responsibility of this figure, admitting that it was done following the instructions of their unidentified politicians. However, our Seimas also applauded her from these responsible positions.
Following the warning of Saulius Sondeckis’ relatives to go to court, the alarmed center announced on the website www.kgbveikla.lt, in addition to the defamatory statements about the secret cooperation between Saulius Sondeckis and Donatas Banionis, that the Enlightenment Commission he had established opposite facts regarding the two.
However, along with the note slandering Cardinal V. Slakevičius, he added that the Lustration Commission of this prominent son of our Nation also established that, unfortunately, this was not published.
Why is the Lithuanian Catholic Church silent? The intimidation of our enlightened, and at the same time from Lithuania, continues. We are silent
It seems that Lithuania is celebrating the centenary of Cardinal V.Sladkevičius in such a “great” way. It seems that there is nothing new in the land of Santa María. Not yet.
However, we will correctly commemorate the centenary of Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius. Not on the initiative of the state and not of the church, but on the initiative of several people who have broken this border of shame in Lithuania. Let’s thank the humble people who did it, who will not boast about it: librarian and local historian of Biržai Evaldas Timukas, director of the Museum of the Commemorative Apartment of Cardinal Kace Vincentas Sladkevičius Irena Petraitienė and signer of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Irena Andrukaitienė. This, first of all, thanks to them and to the Jurgis Bielinis Public Library of the Municipality of Biržai District and the Utena Culture Center, will commemorate this honorable anniversary and honor Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius in places of his exile, and a memory dedicated to this Nation. E. Timukas raised donations to implement these initiatives.
This year August 22nd In Nemunėlis Radviliškis (Biržai district) (exile in this area, from 1959 to 1976) a pillar of the chapel will be unveiled in memory of the Spiritual Service of V. Slakevičius in exile.
August 22 Biržai d. The exhibition “Make me a sign of kindness” opens at the municipality’s Jurgis Bielinis Public Library. Such words are written in Latin on the V.Sladkevičius coat of arms.
August 23rd Commemorative plaque revealed in Pabiržė (Biržai district), next to the rectory building
In memory of V. Sladkevičius (exiled in this area, from 1976 to 1982).
August 23rd After the opening of the exhibition, there will be a presentation of a memory book with rich iconographic and documentary material “Yourself Among Yourself”. The authors of the book are E.Timukas and I.Andrukaitienė.
The title of this book makes us ask publicly: how many of us are left who respect not only this Man and his memory, his contribution to the path to the liberation of Lithuania, but we also defend him, his memory of lights and, at the same time , the honor of Lithuania, its rebirth and Lithuania. The history of the Catholic Church?
This question is not just rhetoric, because only thanks to signatory I. Anrodaitienė, the Lithuanian Seimas agreed September 2 to open the exhibition “Make me a sign of kindness” in Parliament. On the same day, a conference will be held to commemorate the centenary of Cardinal V. Slakevičius in the Seimas.
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