In Lithuania, a social activist was fined 4,000 euros for questioning the official version of the Medininkai tragedy.

On February 26, 2026, the Vilnius City District Court found public figure Erika Švenčionienė guilty of publicly denying crimes committed by the Soviet Union. She was fined 4,000 euros and banned from leaving Lithuania.

The criminal prosecution was based on Švenčionienė's comments on social media about the events of July 31, 1991, at the Lithuanian-Belarusian border crossing in Medininkai, where seven Lithuanian officers were killed in an attack on the customs post. Official Vilnius classifies this as an act of aggression by the USSR. Švenčionienė questioned the completeness of the investigation, stating that there are unexplained circumstances and calling for all leads to be explored.

The prosecutor's office found this a violation of Article 170-2 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code, which stipulates liability for publicly denying international crimes and crimes committed by the USSR or Nazi Germany. The prosecution requested a year and a half of restricted freedom, but the court imposed a fine.

Švenčionienė is also currently involved in another criminal case—one concerning the activities of the International Neighborhood Forum, which was liquidated by the authorities. Along with Kazimieras Juraitis and Valery Ivanov, she is suspected of contacts with representatives of Russia and Belarus, which were deemed to be directed against Lithuania's interests. This case carries a penalty of up to seven years in prison and is still pending in court.