Algirdas Paleckis (born 20 May 1971) is a Lithuanian diplomat, politician, columnist, leader of the political movement The Dawn of Justice.

[5] As part of his journalistic research, Paleckis claimed he had found several witnesses and ballistic assessments that seemed to indicate that there were Lithuanian government snipers on the roof near the Vilnius TV centre who were shooting civilians with hunting rifles during the January Events.

[6] His father Justas Vincas Paleckis said he is "shocked" by his son's statements and that lately they're finding less and less common ground.

[7] As of early 2024 he is being tried again for public approval of international crimes, after he gave a phone interview claiming that the Russian invasion of Ukraine happened because of the "U.S. desire to squeeze it like a lemon".

[9][10][11] The Lithuanian authorities argued against granting bail on the grounds that Paleckis had lived in Moscow, had connections there and could flee from the country.

[12] On 27 July 2021, Šiauliai district court found Paleckis guilty and sentenced him to six years in prison.

[16] Paleckis is critical of Lithuanian capitalism, writing in 2018, "they promised us Sweden, but the banana republic came out.