MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis, who is under investigation for anti-Semitism, has announced that he will run in the upcoming Lithuanian presidential elections.
“After long deliberations and discussions with my team, and with the approval and support of my team, I am running and trying my hand in the 2024 Lithuanian presidential election!” Žemaitaitis wrote on Facebook.
In January, the Justice Ministry allowed the registration of the party Nemuno Aušra founded by Žemaitaitis.
Last week, Lithuanian Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė asked the parliament to strip Žemaitaitis of his legal immunity.
According to the Prosecutor’s General Office, the evidence gathered in a pre-trial investigation suggests that Žemaitaitis posted anti-Semitic texts on Facebook, in which he “publicly ridiculed, expressed contempt for, and incited hatred against a group of people of Jewish nationality”.
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