Event c8cd49e4-3202-4c06-acc2-680794350e55

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Espionage Country: Lithuania Attack Type: Espionage

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2505467/two-lithuan...

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Event Time

10mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Two Lithuanians suspected of spying for Belarus

Short Summary: Two Lithuanian citizens are accused of espionage for Belarus, allegedly collecting military intelligence and sensitive details in Lithuania and Latvia for the Belarusian GRU.

Description

The Prosecutor General’s Office has handed over to the court a criminal case in which two Lithuanian citizens are accused of espionage for Belarus. They allegedly gathered military and strategic information in Lithuania and Latvia and passed it to the Belarusian GRU.

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The Prosecutor General’s Office has handed over to the court a criminal case in which two Lithuanian citizens are accused of espionage for Belarus.

investigators collected enough evidence to reasonably believe that after this meeting, and until their arrest in November 2023, the two defendants were carrying out tasks for the General Staff of the General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Belarusian Ministry of Defence (GRU).

They were allegedly gathering information in Lithuania and Latvia and handing it over to the GRU in exchange for money.

The Belarusian GRU representatives were interested in information on military equipment and weapons belonging to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the National Defence Volunteer Forces, the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union, and NATO troops deployed in Lithuania.

Both defendants are currently under arrest. If convicted, they face imprisonment for up to 15 years.

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2505467/two-lithuanians-suspected-of-spying-for-belarus