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"en.20120329.5.4-123-500"2
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"The rights of European Union citizens comply with the highest standards in terms of protecting people from abuses of power. There is great emphasis on the principle of justice as the foundation of communication between the state and citizens. There are still European Union Member States that do not respect this principle and justice has nothing to do with equality of all before the law. This includes disregard for property rights, particularly property rights to plots of land in Lithuania, where land that was seized in the Soviet period is in the process of being re-privatised. Very often, land is not returned to its rightful owners despite documents confirming their right to the property. Plots of land are going to people who, until now, had never owned them. This leads to misuse of finances and corruption and, most importantly, violates the sacrosanct right to property. The state is thus applying laws to citizens inconsistently and is selectively violating human rights. Another example concerns the infamous paedophile scandal in Lithuania, involving high-ranking justice officials, including judges. The court, the police and bailiffs are doing everything they can to remove a child, who is also the victim and principal witness of this event, from her custodian. Everything is happening in an atmosphere of fear with the public authorities making a show of force. It seems that the aim of all of this is to intimidate witnesses rather than dismantle an organised paedophile ring. This is an example of a violation of citizens’ rights showing that in such situations, some are more equal than others. Citizens’ rights must be equal for all, regardless of a person’s place of residence or social status."@en1
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