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and the Communist Party of Lithuania in 1938 following which he was sentenced | and the Communist Party of Lithuania in 1938 following which he was sentenced | ||
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 | 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 lifeimprisonment. However, Russian authorities denied requests for his extradition | |||
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 | |||
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. | ||