Man tries to smash glass during outburst at Šiauliai court

LRT reported that police have opened a pre-trial investigation after a detained man insulted a judge and tried to break a window during a hearing at Šiauliai District Court.

The incident took place on September 10 at the court’s Šiauliai courthouse. According to the Šiauliai County Police Headquarters, the man, born in 1985, used abusive language against the judge, tore the seat off a bench in a holding room and tried to use it to smash the room’s glass.

The investigation concerns contempt of court. Under the Criminal Code, publicly insulting a court or judge for their work can be punished by community service, a fine, restriction of liberty, short-term detention or imprisonment for up to two years.