The war crimes trial of a man who headed the Lithuanian secret police during World War II is scheduled to resume in the capital of Vilnius. The trial of Aleksandras Lileikis, 91, has already been postponed three times this year. In 1996, Lileikis was stripped of his U.S. citizenship for lying about his wartime activities.
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