The Prosecutor Common will enchantment to the Seimas concerning the cancellation of R. Žemaitaitis’ immunity

She despatched such a request to the Seimas in mid-January, however the parliamentarians didn’t contemplate it as a result of the Seimas weren’t in session.

This challenge is included within the agenda of the extraordinary session of the Seimas, which can final a number of days, beginning on Monday.

Prosecutors need to cost R. Žemaitaič with public mockery, contempt of a gaggle of individuals and selling hatred towards folks of Jewish nationality.

On Monday, the Seimas plans to type a brief fee of inquiry, which can assess whether or not the enchantment of the prosecutors shouldn’t be associated to the political persecution of a member of the Seimas.

In response to the prosecutor’s workplace, the information accessible to it counsel that the member of the Seimas revealed anti-Semitic texts on the social community Fb, through which he publicly mocked, insulted and inspired hatred towards a gaggle of individuals of Jewish nationality.

Beforehand, R. Žemaitaitis was questioned as a witness who can testify a few legal act he might have dedicated, however he may be prosecuted solely with the permission of the Seimas.

As a result of identical posts on the Fb community, the impeachment process was began towards R. Žemaitaič. Final December, the Constitutional Courtroom accepted to look at the enchantment of the Seimas concerning the attainable violation of the oath and gross violation of the Structure.

R. Žemaitaitis revealed these posts final Might.

“It seems that with out Putin, one other animal appeared on this planet – ISRAEL”; “We, the Lithuanian folks, should always remember the Jews and Russians, who very actively contributed to the DESTRUCTION of our NATION!”, “Perhaps subsequent time Israel will drop a bomb on the Palestinian hospital, we blew it up as a result of we had been afraid that they might assault us <...> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE DEAR JEWS OF ISRAEL TO APOLOGIZE TO PALESTINE AND THE EU FOR YOUR DISGUSTING ACTIONS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY And I’ll repeat “After such occasions, it’s no marvel why such sayings are born: A Jew climbed a ladder and fell accidentally. Take a stick, kids, and kill that Jew”, stated a member of the Seimas in one of many Fb posts.

If the CT finds {that a} member of the Seimas has violated the Structure, the parliament ought to vote on the cancellation of the mandate of R. Žemaitaitis.

The member of the Seimas rejects accusations of anti-Semitism.