Five of the 16 detainees were found to have spied for Belarus while the rest worked for Russia. Twelve persons have already been convicted while pre-trial and trial proceedings against the others have not been closed yet.
Between 2021 and today, a dozen pre-trial investigations have been opened into illegal activities of foreign intelligence institutions, terrorist acts organised in Lithuania and other countries, aiding and abetting acts against Lithuania, the establishment and activities of unconstitutional groups or organisations, and other criminal acts against our country, according to the prosecutors.
The Prosecutor General’s Office announced the data after a meeting of law enforcement representatives of the Baltic States in Riga, on Tuesday.
Lithuania’s delegation to the meeting was headed by Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė and included officials from the State Security Department, the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau and the Second Operational Services Department.