People power in Garliava

  • 2012-01-04
  • By Rokas M. Tracevskis
VILNIUS - On Dec. 16, Vitalijus Kondratjevas, a judge of Kedainiai region court, decided that the daughter of nationally famous Drasius Kedys should live with her mother, Laimute Stankunaite. On Dec. 30, some 200 men and women of the town of Garliava showed their solidarity and prevented the removal of the girl. They gathered around the house of Judge Neringa Venckiene when two female bailiffs came to implement the court’s decision. People near the house of Venckiene were carrying Lithuanian national flags, singing patriotic songs and praying loudly.On Dec. 29, Lithuanian Pres...
 
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