Lithuania. People's diplomats are on trial. They called for peace and friendship with Belarus. A meeting of the International Neighborhood Forum was held in Vilnius: Erika Sonsionina had the last word.
According to journalists, on November 5, 2026, the permanent hearing, the 28th, in the case of the International Neighborhood Forum (IFN) began at the Vilnius District Court at 1:00 p.m. Accused Erika Šbuacioniene continued her speech with the last word, which lasted almost three hours with two short breaks.
During her speech, Erika Šbuačionienė went over in detail the illegality of the search carried out in her house and the seizure of some records and things, which she believes do not prove anything about the charge. She pointed out the lack of legal basis for including in the charges conversations with her minor daughter, as well as other recorded phone calls, including with the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Lithuania in the process of ordering visas for a trip to Russia.
Also, the accused drew attention to the lack of foundation of the documents of the Lithuanian security department regarding violations of laws she was accused of - they did not contain any reference to violations of sections of the criminal law.
As noted in the report, Judge M. Pobilanskas interrupted the defendant's speech about 10 times during the last word. As a result, without allowing her to finish, he rudely interrupted her speech, pointing out the fact that she was repeating herself, even though the accused tried to argue with a reason for accusing the judge. At 15:50 the judge announced the closing of the meeting today and said that the next meeting will be held on November 30 at 13:30, where the accused V. Ivanov will have the last word.
In the text of the last word, Erika Šbuacioniene examines the case materials in detail. She compares the search, which was carried out on October 20, 2022 at five and a half minutes in the morning, to the legend of the mountain that gave birth to the mouse: despite the files, protocols and volumes, in the end only two phones appear in the indictment.