A Lithuanian judge ruled that the war crimes trial of a former Lithuanian security official will resume Nov. 5. The judge’s announcement came after a team of doctors ruled recently that Aleksandras Lileikis, 92, was fit to stand trial. The trial of Lileikis, who was head of the Nazi-sponsored Lithuanian security police in Vilnius during the war, has been postponed several times this year.
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