Society
Lithuania’s top court acquits two women in home birth case
Lithuania’s Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted two women in a home birth case, in a ruling that is final and binding. […]
Lithuanian Supreme Court
Society
Ex-OMON member serving life sentence in Lithuania appeals to Strasbourg court
Konstantin Mikhailov, a former member of a Soviet special police unit who is serving a life sentence in Lithuania for his role in the killings of Lithuanian border guards and police officers at the Medininkai checkpoint in 1991, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. […]
Head of Lithuanian courts sees events in Poland as threat to democracy
Rimvydas Norkus, chairman of Lithuania’s Supreme Court and the Lithuanian Judicial Council, says that the judicial reform in Poland constitutes a threat to democracy. […]
Politics
Supreme Court chairman wants embattled judge to step down
Viktoras Aidukas, judge of the Criminal Trials Division at the Supreme Court of Lithuania who has been questioned as special witness in the influence peddling probe conducted by the Special Investigation Service, should step down from office, says Supreme Court chairman Rimvydas Norkus. […]
Politics
Supreme Court concludes hearing in Labour Party case
The Lithuanian Supreme Court on Thursday concluded hearings in the Labour Party’s fraudulent bookkeeping case and is expected to issue its ruling on Decemer 30.The court’s ruling will be final and not subject to appeal. […]