A few months ago, perhaps, the most conflictive and scandalous trial in modern law history started in Lithuania. The Vilnius County Court opened hearings into the case of January 13, 1991, sounding in events when thousands of fighters for Lithuania's independence under the guidance of the leader of the Sajudis nationalist organization Vytautas Landsbergis entered into an armed confrontation with the Soviet military. As a result, 14 people were killed. The court proceedings are held with numerous violations of international law and are based on the premise as though Lithuania was an independent state at the moment when these tragic events took place. It is well known that in 1991 Lithuania had no attributes of a sovereign state. The legal situation of dual power prevailed in the Republic. Lithuania did not control its borders. It did not have own passports, currency and armed forces. We should not forget either that Lithuania became the UN member only on 17 September, 1991.
