11 May 2011

LITHUANIA / RUSSIA : Ex-Soviet Commando Gets Life Sentence For 7 Murders in 1991.

BBC /

    Ex-Soviet commando Konstantin Mikhailov may spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the murder of seven border guards in 1991.
    Mikhailov then was a member of the Omon paramilitary police.
    He was arrested in Latvia, where he was a citizen.
    He has denied any part in the killings...called the Medininkai massacre.
    Lithuania charges that Russia is shielding 3 more Omon member wanted for the massacre.