(LRT) Some 10 people from Central Asian countries have been denied entry to Lithuania due to ties with terrorist organisations and the potential for radicalization, Darius Jauniškis, the outgoing director of the State Security Department (VSD), said on Sunday.
“There are certain ethnic groups from specific countries — I won’t name them now — who are prone to radicalisation,” Jauniškis told an LRT TV program.
“I can provide some numbers: about ten people have been denied entry to Lithuania or had permits revoked, specifically from Central Asian countries, because they had certain links to terrorist organisations or were strongly inclined toward radicalisation. These are people we had evidence on,” he said.
