VILNIUS - Andreas Gross, a human rights observer from the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, arrived in Lithuania last week to investigate complaints made by Moscow politicians about the alleged existence of political prisoners in Lithuania. The verdict: no political prisoners, only simple criminals. However, the general penal system of Lithuania must become a touch kinder and gentler, Gross said.Gross visited Lukiskes Prison in Vilnius and met with former leaders of the Lithuanian Communist Party, Mykolas Burokevicius and Juozas Jermalavicius, both being held there during their t...
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