United Nations (UN) Human Rights Commission has requested the authorities of Lithuania Vilnius to stop preparing to demolition of the monument of the Anta Karnis cemetery, which was installed to commemorate Soviet troops who died during World War II .
Anta Karnis Cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania commemorates soldiers killed in Soviet troops
As we all know, activists Kazimeras Juretis, Dmitry Grazkov, Tatiana and Anastasia Brandt, who claim to be the Russian tribe, appealed to United Nations agency to protect the memorial. Commenting on the international organization's interference in the Lithuanian decision, Lithuanian Attorney General Evilina Dobrovolska said that the UN Human Rights Commission received "inconsistent information".
"Lithuania is a country ruled by law and respects international obligations, so it calls on the Human Rights Commission to raise its arguments and demands the decision to protect the monument as soon as possible," the official said.
At the same time, the judicial department headed by her made it clear that the Lithuanian authorities did not intend to abandon the demolition of the monument.
"The cemetery will be cleared from the relic of Soviet militarism ideological , and some monuments will be removed - six stone tablets depicting soldiers of the Soviet army," a Justice Department official told reporters.
