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The public prosecutor is seeking suspended prison sentences for Lithuania's impeached former president Rolandas Paksas and Gedvydas Vainauskas, the CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas, who are standing trial on influence peddling charges.

The public prosecutor in the influence peddling trial of Rolandas Paksas and Gedvydas Vainauskas, CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas, says that the former Order and Justice leader agreed to accept a bribe not only for his own benefit, but also for the benefit of his party.

Rolandas Paksas, the former leader of Lithuania's Order and Justice party and now a MEP, say he plans to stand as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election in Lithuania next year, irrespective of any circumstances.

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office said on Tuesday that prosecutors have completed their pre-trial investigation into a case in which Rolandas Paksas, a Lithuanian member of the European Parliament, and Gedvydas Vainauskas, CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas, are suspected of influence pe...

European Parliament member, former world famous poker star and philanthropist Antanas Guoga, mostly known by the nickname Tony G, bought the major share of the famous Lithuanian basketball club Lietuvos rytas. The club were derided by international media after the highly offensive racist claims of t...

Liudas Dapkus, deputy editor-in-chief at the daily Lietuvos Rytas and editor-in-chief at the Lrytas.lt news website, said on October 5 that he is leaving Lietuvos Rytas.

The Bank of Lithuania has asked the Prosecutor General's Office to investigate alleged slander by a media group.

The recent threats from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to ban 14 nations, including Lithuania, from Eurobasket 2017 have prompted a dramatic conflict within the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF).

Lithuania's Special Investigation Service (STT) broke the news on Monday that it was investigating suspected influence peddling that involves the leader of a ruling party, the head of a major media group and a grocery supermarket chain. Here are the key facts:

The supermarket chain Norfa has been named in an influence peddling investigation that involves the leader of one of Lithuania's ruling parties and the head of the Lietuvos Rytas media group. Norfa owner Dainius Dundulis denies allegations against him and his business.

MEP Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party, was questioned in an influence peddling investigation on Monday. The Special Investigations Service (STT) said the politician was allegedly offered a bribe by Gedgaudas Vainauskas, shareholder of the Lietuvos Rytas daily.

Professor Dainius Žalimas of Vilnius University’s Faculty of Law, proposed by the Lithuanian president for president of the country’s Constitutional Court, pledges to solve the problem of lengthy case hearings.