Audronis Navickas, former commander of the Lithuanian Air Force, seeks to be reinstated into the position after a court has found that his dismissal was unlawful.
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The Lithuanian Air Force's two Mi-8T helicopters that were at the center of a scandal over plans to repair them in Russia have been repaired and are back in service, the military said on Thursday.
Lithuania's Defense Ministry plans to consider the possibility of filing an appeal against the court ruling, which found the dismissal of former Air Force Commander Audronis Navickas as unlawful.
The Lithuanian defense minister had no grounds to suspend Colonel Audronis Navickas, a former Lithuanian Air Force commander, from his duties during an investigation into plans to send military helicopters to Russia for repairs, the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court ruled on Friday.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Dainius Guzas as the new commander of the Lithuanian Air Force, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Audronis Navickas, a former Lithuanian Air Force commander, says that "nobody was ever going" to send Russian-made Mi-8 helicopters, which are used in Lithuania for rescue and search operations, to Russia for an overhaul.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis has dismissed Colonel Audronis Navickas, a former Air Force commander, from professional military service, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.
Lithuania's Air Force Commander Colonel Audronis Navickas, who is about to be transferred to reserve, says that the information published by the Defence Ministry about his responsibility over helicopter repairs in Russia was misleading.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis has decided that Air Force Commander Colonel Audronis Navickas, who was suspended several months ago due to an investigation, cannot return to his duties after the probe has been completed.
