Event 12d8f91a-202a-4bca-9ee3-55e80ad1da94

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Lithuania

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2282822/lithuania-r...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Lithuania revokes all weapon permits issued to Russian, Belarusian citizens

Short Summary: Lithuania has revoked all gun permits for Russian and Belarusian nationals living in the country, aiming to reduce risks of subversive groups.

Description

Lithuania has revoked all weapon permits previously issued to Russian and Belarusian citizens residing in the country, following legal amendments aimed at curbing potential security risks and subversive activities. The move concludes a process that required affected individuals to surrender or sell their weapons by April 1, 2024.

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Following the parliament’s decision a year and a half ago to ban Russian and Belarusian citizens living in Lithuania from possessing weapons, all permits issued to them have been revoked.

According to the Police Department, 294 Russian and 46 Belarusian citizens held permits to keep or carry weapons at the end of 2022 when the amendment was adopted. All of these permits have since been revoked.

There are two individuals whose weapons have not yet been taken. They have been contacted but are not currently in Lithuania. The weapons will be taken upon their return to Lithuania.

At the beginning of the year, all persons were informed in writing about the possibility to voluntarily sell their weapons or hand them over to the police by April 1.

The ban on possessing weapons for Russian and Belarusian citizens residing permanently in Lithuania was initiated by Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the then-chairman of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence.

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2282822/lithuania-revokes-all-weapon-permits-issued-to-russian-belarusian-citizens