Three probes launched after riots outside Lithuanian parliament

A total of three pre-trial investigations were launched after riots outside the Lithuanian parliament earlier this month, Police Commissioner General Renatas Pozela says.

“Speaking of what happened on August 10, I would like to specify that in fact a total of three, not one, pre-trial investigations have been launched,” he told journalists on Thursday. “Of course, the key investigation is the riot investigation, and then followed another investigation into the unlawful collection of information about officers, and a further pre-trial investigation was launched on the same day on the possessions of narcotic substances,” Pozela added. Suspicions have been brought against “around 30 people”, the police chief said.