„Trinkūnaitė is a German girl“: the case related to Germanas, Navickas and „Foxpay“ is suffocating in translation absurdity

„Trinkūnaitė is a German girl“: the case related to Germanas, Navickas and „Foxpay“ is suffocating in translation absurdity

15min this Thursday morning is interested in what is happening further in the court case related to “Foxpay”.

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One of the most widely discussed aspects: the absurdity of the robotically performed and court-submitted translation.

Without allowing themselves to smile, let alone mock it, concerned defense lawyers presented one absurd translation example after another.

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For example, a computer program understood the name and surname of the accused Vilhelmas Germanas as “Vilhelmas Germany”. Therefore, the place where the relationship of this person with his partner Ieva Trinkūnaitė is discussed is formulated in the documents submitted to the court as: “Trinkūnaitė is a German girl.”

Patricija Adamovič / BNS nuotr./Vilhelmas Germanas

“We are not here to have fun. It would be funny if it were not sad. Without understanding the documents, we cannot work,” said one of the defense lawyers.

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