Lithuania calls upon U.S. Department of Justice in war-crime trial

  • 1999-11-25
VILNIUS(BNS) - The Lithuanian Appeals Court decided on Nov. 11 to apply to the U.S. Justice Department for information about the health of war-crime suspect Aleksandras Lileikis.After a Vilnius court suspended the genocide trial on Sept. 10 because the sick defendant could not attend court hearings, the U.S. Justice Department said that it had information about 92-year-old Lileikis feigning illness but refused to reveal the source.The Lithuanian Appeals Court vowed confidentiality and asked for the source of information. As the U.S. government has paid close attention to the trial, the Viln...
 
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