23 August 2006
Lithuania's vice consul found dead in Brest

Vytautas Pociunas, vice consul of Lithuania's Consulate General in Grodno, was found dead in Brest on August 23.

The diplomat's body was found near Inturist Hotel at 8:30 a.m. by workers from a nearby construction site. He presumably fell to death out of a hotel window.

The Leninsky District Prosecutor's Office in Brest is investigating the circumstances of the accident but refuses to disclose any details.

Criminal proceedings are said to have not yet been instituted.

Ramunas Macius, a spokesman for the Lithuanian foreign ministry, confirmed the diplomat's death to BelaPAN. According to him, Mr. Pociunas had arrived at Brest on a working visit and was staying at Inturist Hotel.

Mr. Macius declined to comment on the accident. //BelaPAN