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Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that a preliminary report from lawyers he received on Wednesday concludes that Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas has not violated any laws. Still, the prime minister says he sees "ethical and moral" missteps on Trečiokas' part, without commenting on whether he will ask for the minister's resignation.
Kęstutis Trečiokas and Algirdas Butkevičius
Kęstutis Trečiokas and Algirdas Butkevičius
© DELFI / Karolina Pansevič

"I do not have the final conclusions yet, but I have met Mr. Trečiokas today. I have preliminary conclusions presented by our lawyers, they will still be revised somewhat, but should be finished by the end of the day. The report says that there have been no legal violations detected, so our lawyers agree with the prosecutor's conclusion," Butke

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