The corresponding commentary was published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Bikantov said that "this criminal case was initially fabricated and politicized."
According to him, “it is another example of the use of punitive justice by Vilnius against those who have a view of history different from the official authorities”.
“For free expression of his opinion in the framework of his journalistic investigation of the events of January 13, 1991 near the Vilnius TV Tower A. Paleckis was brought to trial back in 2011. The benefit of normal good-neighborly relations with Russia caused the Lithuanian authorities to have a new attack of aggression against free-thinking and a desire to take revenge on this brave man, a true patriot of his country. As a result, A. Paleckis was sentenced to six years in prison. No convincing evidence of his guilt has been presented to the public. Yes, this is apparently not required in modern Lithuania. The issue of the unlawful trial of A. Paleckis, along with other facts of lawlessness in Lithuania,we will continue to put it up for discussion in specialized international organizations, ”Bikantov noted.
Earlier, the Russian Embassy in Lithuania responded to statements that Moscow was allegedly involved in the influx of migrants in the Baltic republic.