Abuse of power

• Special Investigation Service of Lithuania continues investigation on bribery during the public procurement procedures in the Hospital of Panevėžys. As suspected, one clinics manager took a bribe from a company which provides medical technics and tools. In another investigation the director of the Hospital is suspected of bribery and abuse of power during public procurement process concerning construction and medical technics. He has been suspended from the office for 9 months. In addition, another case has already reached the court – the accused is ex-deputy of the chief doctor of the hospital, who allegedly took a bribe and made favourable conditions for one furniture company.

Prosecutors let director of Information system development department of State Social Insurance Fund (SODRA), suspected of abuse of office in public procurement competition procedure, to continue his work in the office

Advisor of the National Land Service director, G. J. Furmanavičius has stepped down from his position due to being suspected of trafficking of influence – he had tried to influence officers to form a land parcel in Vilnius, adjoining a land parcel owned by the State to it

Special Investigation Service of Lithuania suspects the executive director of IT company Alna of abuse of office regarding the non-transparent public procurement competition procedure of State Social Insurance Fund (SODRA). Allegedly favourable conditions were created for his company and Sodra has bought products for much higher price than other offers

•Special Investigation Service of Lithuania suspects director of Information system development department of State Social Insurance Fund (SODRA) of abuse of office due to non-transparent public procurement competition procedure

Case of corrupt police officers from Šiauliai in court; involved in drug trafficking, abuse of power, fabrication of cases they have also fabricated a case against two people accusing them of drug trafficking, and this has resulted in jail sentence

Vitas Matuzas, ex Parliament member, has been denied a motion to remove judges in his case, and a whole court, whereas his wife Danutė Matuzienė has also been denied a motion to remove a prosecutor. Both spouses are on trial related with non-transparent bio-fuel public procurement competition and other charges

Director of administration of the Zarasai municipality Ramūnas Keršys, who is suspected of abuse of power, fraud and forgery of documents has suspended his membership in Socialdemocrats party, but has not stepped down from the office

Ministry of Health has started the investigation in the Kaunas Clinical Hospital, which was involved in the hiding of the fact of the intoxication of now ex-director of the National Land Service Daiva Gineikaite

Vilnius distric Court will investigate the case of former media outlet "Lietuvos rytas" editor-in-chief Gedvydas Vainauskas and "Law and Order" party leader Rolandas Paksas. They both are suspected of trafficking influence in Lithuania's Ministry of Environment in order to receive the license to build a supermarket in a small town of Prienai.