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Pagrindiniai faktai žurnalistams
- 01A Vilnius prosecutor froze €700,521.07 + PLN 12,945.32 of UAB Clean and Solve’s assets on 27 May 2025 — no formal indictment filed since.
- 02The freeze concerns gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), an EU REACH-registered substance with thousands of legitimate industrial uses.
- 03The goods never physically entered Lithuanian territory — they moved Germany → Czech Republic → Netherlands.
- 04The owners are Dutch citizens. One holds Lithuanian citizenship obtained in 2016.
- 05Four successive Lithuanian judges upheld the freeze without engaging with EU-law arguments raised by the defence.
- 06After each unsuccessful appeal, additional charges were added: money laundering (Nov 2025), narcotic precursor (May 2026).
- 07The freeze was extended to November 2026 — making 18+ months without indictment.
Citatos iš mediatožodžio
On paper, an EU member state. In reality, a system that resembles the Soviet Union more than the European Union.
— Editorial, Lithuania Legal Watch
The prosecutor’s office has had eighteen months to file a charge. They have not. They have instead extended the freeze.
— Editorial, Lithuania Legal Watch
When EU-law arguments are met with silence rather than reasoning, that is not judicial review. That is a Kafka trap.
— Editorial, Lithuania Legal Watch