22 Belarusian Citizens Expelled Over Threat to Lithuania’s Security
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lithuania expelled 22 Belarusian citizens after its State Security Department deemed them a security threat.
- The individuals worked for a Lithuanian technology company linked to an EU space-program project.
- They received five-year bans from entering the Schengen area after the company allegedly obtained nearly €500,000 through fraud.
Lithuania has expelled 22 Belarusian citizens after the State Security Department determined that they posed a threat to the country’s security.
The 22 people worked for a technology company in Lithuania. Authorities revoked their temporary residence permits before removing them from the country.
They are now barred from entering the Schengen area for five years. The Schengen area is a group of European countries that generally operates without internal border checks.
The company where the individuals worked had taken part in a European Union space-program project. It obtained nearly €500,000 through fraud, according to the report.
About this summary
Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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