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“I intend to appeal the decision of the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, as democracy must be defended and a precedent cannot be set in a free state of the European Union, which would even prohibit that politicians oppose Alexander Dugin’s ideas, “Ž said. Pavilion.
He stated that he considered the free mandate of the representative of the nation and freedom of expression as a fundamental basis for the functioning of democracy, and the Constitution enshrines the prohibition of persecuting a member of Seimas for the performance of his duties.
According to the parliamentarian, the court unjustifiably restricted his right and duty as a representative of the nation to protect the interests of the Lithuanian state, “because he prohibited speaking even during the Seimas session about processes that, in the opinion of a Seimas member, can be beneficial to Russia. “
The politician appealed to the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court (VAAT) against the conclusion of the parliamentary ethics guards that he had violated the politicians’ code of conduct in plenary regarding Romuva’s recognition by linking the community to the old security Soviet and current Kremlin policy.
The ethics guardians made that decision because of Ž. Pavilionis said that “the Russian KGB has consistently done everything since Soviet times to strengthen paganism in Lithuania.”
“Read the writings of A. Dugin (ideologue of the Kremlin). He clearly states that Christianity is one of the stones that needs to be destroyed in Lithuania, it was also the support of the partisan movement. Therefore, I think, whether they want to Or not, consciously or unconsciously, right now, those presenting this project are simply following the instructions of the Kremlin, “said the conservative.
The ancient Baltic religious community requested these words from the Seimas Ethics and Procedures Commission, and Ž. The flag appealed against the unfavorable conclusion to the court.
By its decision of July 10, VAAT stated that Ž. Pavilionis publicly stated that the activities of the Romuva community were directly related to Kremlin policy, spread false information and therefore violated the Code of Conduct for Politicians, therefore there is no reason to override the Commission’s conclusions. of Ethics and Procedures of Seimas.
The VAAT emphasized that during the discussion on the recognition of Neopagans in the Seimas, “no official data was received from the Department of State Security and the Seimas National Security and Defense Committee regarding the links of the Romuva community with the Kremlin. “
“As correctly stated in the conclusion of the (Ethics) Commission, the attitude of the Soviet government towards the Catholic Church in Lithuania was negative. However, contrary to what the applicant claimed, the faith of the ancient Balts was not nurtured and strengthened ”, declared the court.
Ž. In his complaint to the court, Pavilionis argued that the Ethics and Procedures Commission “violated the imperative provision enshrined in the Constitution, which does not allow a member of Seimas to be persecuted for voting or speaking at Seimas.”
In his speech, the MP also noted that he did not directly name “Romuva”, but spoke about paganism in general, suggested thinking about relations with Poland, geopolitical aspects, and asked for concern about Lithuania’s image in the Christian world.
Last year, the Seimas rejected the aspiration of the ancient Baltic religious community Romuva to obtain state recognition. If Seimas does not meet Romuva’s request, the community will be able to apply for state recognition again in ten years. Romuva appealed against this decision before the European Court of Human Rights.
During the 2001 census, 1.2 thousand people attributed themselves to the ancient Baltic faith. population, and in 2011 – 5.1 thousand. population.
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