Ethics watchdog to investigate actions of Kaunas mayor and deputy Finance Minister

The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) decided on Wednesday to launch inquiries into the alleged mingling of interests by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis and Deputy Finance Minister Gediminas Norkūnas.

The VTEK said it will assess whether Matijošaitis duly fulfilled his duty of withdrawal in case of a possible conflict of interests by signing the minutes of the 2020-2022 meetings of the Kaunas City Municipality’s Commission for Urban, Architectural and Investment Issues which he chairs.