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The opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) officially addressed the Prosecutor General’s Office on Friday morning asking to open a pre-trial investigation into a possible leak from the Seimas to ex-MP Kristijonas Bartoševičius, a suspect of child sexual abuse.
Kristijonas Bartoševičius
Kristijonas Bartoševičius
© Seimo kanceliarijos nuotr. (aut. Olga Posaškova, Džoja Gunda Barysaitė)

In their appeal, the Social Democrats refer to Article 247 of the Criminal Code on the unauthorised disclosure of pre-trial investigation data. The article foresees community service, a fine, restriction of liberty or arrest for the misdemeanour.

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