Lithuanian police have conducted searches in several Russian-speaking schools in Vilnius that are investigated for sending students to paramilitary schools in Russia.

Police have searched the premises of two schools, Vilnius Vasily Kachyalov Gymnasium and Vilnius Sofia Kovalevska Secondary School. The State Security Department has refused to make any comments about the searches.

The two schools have caught the attention of law enforcement institutions following media reports about their students taking part in paramilitary camps organized by the Russian government.

Prosecutors have not mentioned about any charges yet.

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Police going to a Vilnius Vasily Kachyalov Gymnasium (but this is not a moment of a search)

Soundbite (Lithuanian), RAMUTIS JANCEVICIUS, Chief Prosecutor of Vilnius district Prosecutor Office:
I want to say that prosecutor's office have absolutely no pretensions to school children, they are not an object of an investigation, we have no rebukes to them. We talk about criminal activity noted in penal code Article 118, which is helping to other country to act against Republic of Lithuania.

Shots from the inside school

Soundbite (Lithuanian), RAMUTIS JANCEVICIUS, Chief Prosecutor of Vilnius district Prosecutor Office:
Your colleagues, probably from Lithuanian Morning TV have shown some reports from some schools, where persons were noticed who visit schools and try to recruit school children to go to learn to a certain country.

People bringing stuff to the school (but this is not a moment of a search)

Soundbite (Lithuanian), RAMUTIS JANCEVICIUS, Chief Prosecutor of Vilnius district Prosecutor Office:
If your child goes to other country ant there an automatic rifle is given to him and history is taught entirely different than the real one and so on, I think you yourself would get the answer that it does not help to a state (Lithuania).

Pupils leaving school

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