Yuriy Mel

Hearings of January 13 coup case adjourned as lawyer falls ill in court

Hearings of the Vilnius County Court were interrupted on Wednesday after one of the lawyers fell ill in the courtroom. Ambulance was called to the...

Lithuanian court leaves 13 January massacre suspect in detention (1)

The Court of Appeal of Lithuania on Friday upheld Vilnius Regional Court's decision to extend the detention of Russian citizen Yuriy Mel , a suspect in...

Vilnius court hears detention appeal in January 1991 massacre case

At a closed-door hearing on Tuesday, Vilnius Regional Court heard an appeal by Russian citizen Yuriy Mel , a suspect in the 13 January 1991 case, against...