A Lithuanian judge postponed a precedent-setting trial in which civil servants intend to publicly defend in court the actions and good name of a deceased Nazi collaborator.
The postponement in the trial connected to Jonas Noreika was announced in Vilnius. Lawyers representing the Centre for the Study of the Genocide and Resistance of the Residents of Lithuania said they needed more time to review materials relevant to a U.S. citizen’s lawsuit demanding the state museum end the glorification of Noreika on public property.
The claimant, a Jewish wealth management professional from California named Grant Gochin, last year sued for refusing to facilitate the removal of a plaque honouring Noreika in Vilnius.
The trial is set to begin in March.