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to five years' imprisonment by the Lithuanian government for revolutionary | to five years' imprisonment by the Lithuanian government for revolutionary | ||
activity. After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940 he became head ofthe NKVD in Telsiai and is claimed to be responsible for the Rainiai massacre.He since had high positions in the Soviet Union, and was an official in the | activity. After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940 he became head ofthe NKVD in Telsiai and is claimed to be responsible for the Rainiai massacre.He since had high positions in the Soviet Union, and was an official in the | ||
Soviet Ministry of Religious Affairs.In 2001 he was convicted of genocide bySiauliai Area Court in Lithuania in absentia and sentenced to | Soviet Ministry of Religious Affairs.In 2001 he was convicted of genocide bySiauliai Area Court in Lithuania in absentia and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, Russian authorities denied requests for his extradition | ||
and he continued to live as a free man in Russia until his death in 2002. | and he continued to live as a free man in Russia until his death in 2002. | ||
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[[Category:Soviet Villains]] | [[Category:Soviet Villains]] | ||
[[Category:European Villains]] | [[Category:European Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Karma Houdini]] | [[Category:Karma Houdini]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased]] | [[Category:Deceased]] | ||