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November 5, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarusian Prosecutor General\u2019s Office refused to extradite businessman and blogger Antanas Kandrotas, known as Celofanas, who fled to Belarus after conviction in Lithuania, the Lithuanian justice ministry reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vilnius submitted the extradition request three months ago, citing the need\u00a0to ensure the enforcement of final court decisions and to prevent convicted individuals from evading prosecution abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, the Lithuanian Court of Appeals sentenced Kandrotas to three and a half years in prison in a financial crimes case. The ruling has taken effect but cannot be enforced while he remains outside Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later that month, the Kaunas Regional Court issued a European arrest warrant for Kandrotas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early May, Kandrotas confirmed that he fled to Belarus, where he criticized Lithuanian authorities and denied charges against him in an interview with the Belarusian propaganda workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2025, he was sentenced to four years in prison over a violent anti-COVID rally outside Lithuania\u2019s parliament in 2021. Earlier this year, he received another one-year sentence for alleged incitement of hatred and disturbing public order. Both verdicts have been appealed and have not taken effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 5, Pozirk. Belarusian Prosecutor General\u2019s Office refused to extradite businessman and blogger Antanas Kandrotas, known as Celofanas, who fled to Belarus after conviction in Lithuania, the Lithuanian justice ministry reports. Vilnius submitted the extradition request three months ago, citing the need\u00a0to ensure the enforcement of final court decisions and to prevent convicted individuals from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198505,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-210647","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMinsk refuses to extradite Lithuanian convicted of financial crimes | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 5, Pozirk. 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