KAUNAS, Lithuania — On Friday Kėdainiai District Judge Bronius Varsackis ruled that the custody of Drąsius Kedys’ four-year-old daughter Laima Stankūnaitė, but the decision is being hampered by protesters.
The decision is controversial, as a sizable segment of the Lithuanian public has bought into the late Kedys’ story that his daughter was being pimped out to pedophiles by Stankūnaitė, which has been reasoned as a possible motive in the double murder last fall allegedly perpetrated by Kedys. More than 5,000 people attended the funeral of Kedys in April. Whether or not the girl was sexually abused has not been determined in court yet.
A crowd of roughly 100 protesters gathered outside the suburban Kaunas house of Neringa Venckienė, Kedys’ sister, who has had custody of the child since the murders. When Venckienė and others attempted to drive away from the home with the girl, protesters blocked the car by kneeling in its path down the driveway, shouting “God save the Lithuanian children.”
Garliava police say force will not be necessary in bringing the child from Venckienė’s home to Stankūnaitė, but the crowd has camped up in the alley the driveway leads to, having set up tents. Meanwhile Lithuanian national leaders have asked that the general public respect the decision of the judge.
“Commenting on the social tensions that have arisen in Kaunas, in response to numerous appeals of citizens, and protect one side and another the president encourages calm and the following of legal procedure,” a statement from the press office of President Dalia Grybauskaitė distributed Tuesday read.
On Monday Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius urged protesters to respect the rule of law and pointed out that an appeal can be filed.
Venckienė, herself judge despite her brother’s involvement in crime, is appealing and called the decision “illogical.” However, she will have to turn over custody until the ruling may be overturned.
“This mean at any time the girl can be taken from our arms,” Venckienė told reporters Monday. “I believe there may still be a solution. It’s a horror, what’s happening. That is all.”
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its allready apealed yesterday!!!
Under no circumstances the justice should be implemented by a crowd. In Lithuania the justice is done by the courts and courts only. It is quite sad seeing those poor people not understanding that. I am quite embarrassed that this kind of mess is taking place in my own country. I thought it was the LAW and COURTS that are responsible for justice, not some crowd of emotional and angry people.
A Tent and Hundreds of the Girl’s Defenders at the House of N. Venckienė. Road Blocked
The people are protecting a small girl from Lithuanian pedophiles
After the Kėdainiai District Court ordered the return of the girl to Stankūnaitė L., the house of N. Venckienė (the temporary guardian of D.Kedys‘ daughter) was surrounded by the public who did not allow the bailiff and the policemen who arrived with him, access to N. Venckienė and the girl.
The People stood defiantly in defence of Drąsius Kedys‘ daughter confronting the police – as a human shield and with prayer, “Our Father”. Together with people, the girl is being defended from the paedophile clan by the priest Jonas Varkala; and Saulius Stoma a member of the Seimas is already on the scene for a few hours.
As night fall, people remain steadfast. They keep a watchful eye on neighbouring streets, too, as attempts were made to get into Neringa Venckienė’s house over the neighbour’s fence.
They built a huge tent, and the atmosphere can be likened to the January 13th events – all that impression about the desperate struggle going on between the people of Lithuania, and corrupt, paedophiliac law enforcement agencies that subversively seized control of Lithuania.
People bring sandwiches, drinks, coffee for those who voluntarily stand vigil, rotating their schedule to ensure the girl’s protection.
“Anyone who is not indifferent to the fate of this little girl should come here and defend this girl, this girl symbolises our country which is now dominated by paedophiles,” said members of the general public to Karštas Komentaras.
People come to Neringa Venckienė’s house at Klonio g. 7, Garliava, with small children, even babies, while others come with tents. “We will stay here as long as is necessary. These perverts will not win”, told young people with a combative spirit to Karštas Komentaras.
They believe that everyone who is not indifferent should gather at N. Venckienė’s home, despite the approaching nightfall.
“Those who do not know the way, can call +370 637 92213, and will receive directions”, one of the most active defenders Marius Kuprevičius told to Karštas Komentaras.
Currently there are about two hundred cars in Garliava and the number is growing although some media attempts to make claims to the contrary – people would disperse.
“The second Lithuanian Liberation Movement has begun. We invite all those who attended the funeral of Drąsius Kedys, come to Garliava and defend his little daughter defend Lithuania from paedophiles”, the girl’s defenders said to Karštas Komentaras.
They believe that if the girl is returned to L. Stankūnaitė, the girl’s fate will be the same as her father’s – the small daughter will be killed.
At around 22:00 Aleksotas priest arrived to support the public at Neringa Venckienė’s home in Garliava. The priest led the people in prayer beseeching God to protect the little girl and Lithuania; chanted litany accompanied by the congregation. It was a chilling sensation to hear that silence and the words of the litany repeated by people after the priest: “O Lord, have mercy…”
“Do not be afraid”, the priest encouraged the participants and inspired them courage telling a story of Jews in a concentration camp.
”On January 13 we defended Lithuania from Russian tanks, now we will protect it from paedophiles”, the people said.
2010-05-14
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