The Russian side finds it necessary to thoroughly investigate the events of 13 January 1991 in Lithuania, when the Vilnius TV tower died 14 people, but the proceedings may not be politicized, said in an interview to the Lithuanian newspaper Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov.

The suspects in the case in connection With the events in Vilnius on 13 January 1991 recognized 79 citizens of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. They are suspected of, for example, in illegal military actions against civilian persons as suspects are outside Lithuania, the European court issued a warrant for Their detention.

12 March of last year in the remand prison in Vilnius is the Russian military retiree Yuri Stranded detained at the border checkpoint Sovetsk-Panemune the Russian-Lithuanian border. Transgressions against humanity and war of lawlessness, blame the competition, he faces imprisonment for life.

" Frankly, the positive developments in this case it is difficult to calculate, if the Lithuanian side will seek to build it to the level of a new Nuremberg trial. We grieve for all the victims, and we need to thoroughly investigate the death of each person, without political hype. Discover Their real killers, to pay tribute to them and thereby to close this dark Chapter in history, " said Sergei Udaltsov.

The Supreme Council of Lithuania eleven March 1990 declared the restoration of independence of the Republic, but the authorities of the USSR stated that the decision unconstitutional. In January 1991 in Lithuania were started unauthorized demonstrations of disagreement, then the Republic had already been deployed soldiers of the special forces, airborne units, which took a number of strategic objects.

on the night of 13 January 1991, a column of Soviet tanks moved into the centre of Vilnius. During clashes near telecentre protesters With military, speaking on the side of Soviet power, died 14 people, and the Soviet Lieutenant, more than 600 were injured.

Secret service officers claimed that the clashes were the result of large-scale provocation, but all the victims had been shot by snipers.

Head of Department of protection of the territory of Lithuania in 1990-1991 Audrius Butkevicius then the interviews stated that by his order on the roofs of the neighboring tower houses were placed snipers " Sajudis " (the social-political movement for the release of the Lithuanian Soviet socialist Republic from the USSR - as amended), which had been shooting at civilians. Law enforcement Lithuania hearing on this matter was not performed.

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