KGB does not say whether Bankauskas’ case is closed

The State Control Committee does not comment on the release of a Vilnius mounted constabulary officer Laimanas Bankauskas. Bankauskas was detained in Ashmyany on August 16. He was accused of drug trafficking, reminds BelaPAN. The relatives of the detained claimed that the drugs had been put on him stealthily.

KGB officially announced that Bankauskas had been released on August 25. However, when journalists asked the head of the KBG press service Alyaksandr Antanovich whether Bankauskas’ criminal case had been closed, he replied” “No comment”.