2013-05-20 11:04

20 individuals named suspects in January 13 case in Lithuania

Vilnius City District Court has satisfied a request by the Prosecutor General's Office and named 20 foreign nationals suspects in the January 13 case.
1991 sausio 13-oji
13 January 1991

Airinė Šerelytė, spokeswoman for the court, told BNS the request was satisfied on Friday.

Prosecutors turned to the court on May 7 and were asked to provided additional evidence.

The Prosecutor General's Office says the investigation is based on charges for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The suspects include individuals who held high-ranking positions in the Soviet Ministries of Defense and the Interior as well as the State Security Committee in Lithuania and also those who took part in the January 1991 events.

The suspects face from 4 years to life imprisonment.

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