Prosecutors have found that MG Baltic, one of Lithuania's biggest business groups, financially supported the Lithuanian Liberal Movement, although this is prohibited by law.
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Three young women on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office, claiming that they had been sexually harassed by Kęstutis Pūkas, a member of the Seimas.
The scope of criminal intelligence in Lithuania has increased, with collection of information sanctioned for 5,150 persons last year, which is an increase by 15 percent from 2015, according to data provided by the Prosecutor General's Office to BNS.
A pre-trial investigation in which Rita Aliukonienė, head of the First Division of Criminal Prosecution at the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor's Office, is suspected of influence peddling is related to the hearing of the Lithuanian Labour Party's case by the Supreme Court, officials at the Prosecutor Ge...
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday put forward amendments that would enable prosecution of financial offenders who have fled the country.
Lithuanian prosecutors have dropped an investigation into participation of Vilnius school students in camps in Russia, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Monday.
Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that a "putsch" was plotted against him while he was away on holiday in January.
A loan or repayment of loans is the most frequent defence in corruption crimes, says Saulius Urbanavičius, the head of Lithuania's Special Investigation Service conducting probes of political corruption.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas must step down because of the scandal over the army's overpriced purchases that discredits not only the national defence system, but also the state and the Social Democratic Party, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, will not be part of the court proceedings in Lithuania which try to bring to justice individuals responsible for civilian deaths during the attempted coup of January 1991 in Vilnius.
Eligijus Masiulis, a former leader of the Liberal Movement party who has been named a suspect in a political corruption investigation, has been summoned for questioning at the Prosecutor General's Office on Monday.
Lithuania's Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis has refused to attend a meeting of the political group of the ruling Social Democratic Party.
Vietnam is to hand over Sergey Rachinstein, a businessman sentenced for tax fraud, to Lithuania on Thursday, the Prosecutor General's Office said.
Liberal MP Gintaras Steponavičius, who was questioned in an influence peddling investigation on Thursday, said afterwards that his goal was to help law-enforcement institutions to investigate the suspected political corruption.
The Lithuanian government intends to turn to the Prosecutor General's Office for evidence that may justify suspending the country's chief veterinary officer Jonas Milius, who is suspected of influence peddling, from the post.
Prosecutors have brought formal suspicions of influence peddling and large-scale bribery against Vytautas Gapšys, the Lithuanian Labour Party's deputy chairman who has recently resigned as a member of the Seimas.
Lithuanian prosecutors have opened an investigation into anti-gay statements posted in comment sections of Lithuanian online newspapers in the wake of the deadly attack in a night club in Orlando, Florida.
Sergey Moiseyenko, a 66-year-old espionage suspect on trial in Lithuania, concealed his Russian citizenship from Lithuanian institutions. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Analysis of frozen food seized during a search in Judex, a Kaunas-based Lithuanian frozen food production company, has revealed hazardous bacteria, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office said on Thursday.
Prosecutors say that it would be inappropriate to decide on whether to dismiss Jonas Milius, Lithuania's chief veterinary officer who is suspected of abuse of office and document forgery, while he is on vacation. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
