“Yes, a pre-trial investigation is underway, and the prosecutor has made a decision, if I’m not mistaken, that 17 cars that were supposed to be sent to Zimbabwe should be confiscated, and a decision is being made on their possible handover to Ukraine,” Lithuanian Prosecutor General Nida Grunskiene told reporters.
Last week, the South African state news website The Herald called on Lithuania to hand over 17 vehicles that Zimbabwe bought from Belarus last year.
Zimbabwe’s Attorney General Lois Matanda-Mojo said the fire engines were detained at the port of Klaipeda last March, ZimLive reported.
“The prosecutor made a decision to inform the Zimbabwean prosecutor’s office that the 17 vehicles are being confiscated because the company that produced them is under sanctions, and Zimbabwe itself is also under sanctions,” Grunskiene said, adding that the African country had also been informed of the decision through diplomatic channels. channels.
“We are waiting to see if they exercise their right of appeal,” she said.
“ZimLive” also noted that the Attorney General of Zimbabwe had visited Lithuania earlier this year to recover the vehicles.
Source: www.diena.lv
