The European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that Lithuania was mistaken in the disqualification of former president Rolandas Paksas.Paskas, 54, was elected President of Lithuania in 2003 but was removed from office by the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) in 2004 following impeachment proceedings against him.
Seimas removed the leader for allegedly committing a gross violation of the Constitution and breaching the constitutional oath when Paskas illegally arranged Lithuanian citizenship for Yuri Borisov, a Russian-born businessman.
