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On Tuesday afternoon, a meeting was held at the Government House on the preparation of the institutions responsible for the elections to the Seimas..
Although S. Skvernelis was scheduled to provide comments to the media remotely after the meeting, A. Sttončaitis attended the press conference.
You can see his video here:
VIDEO: During the press conference, questions from journalists received “censorship” from the Prime Minister’s advisor to A. Stončaitis
Giedrius Surplys, adviser to the Prime Minister on Transport and Climate Change, explained that the Head of Government had to change his plans.
After introducing the participants of the press conference, he asked the journalists to question themselves only about the security of the upcoming elections to Seimas, which was discussed at that meeting.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Giedrius Surplys
However, the journalists also had questions about the situation of L. Savickas. Paulina Levickytė, a correspondent for the ELTA news agency, was the first to try to ask this.
“I’m sorry, Paulina, I really have to interrupt you. As I asked, the meeting was only about the security of the elections, so let’s talk about that, about the issues related to the topic that was just presented,” G.Surplys interrupted to the journalist.
After the journalist replied that, according to the ruling leader, it was an electoral process, Skvernel’s adviser reiterated that the issue was not related to electoral security.
“We may not discuss it and create opportunities for others to ask about electoral security,” Surply said.
We may not discuss this and give opportunities to ask others about electoral security.
A little later, Ignas Jačauskas, a journalist for the BNS news agency, tried to ask A. Stončaitis a question about how he values the fact that L. Savickas is a special witness in the police investigation.
The LRT Radio journalist also asked to be given the opportunity to ask the Chancellor of the Government.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Aurelijus Veryga, Ramūnas Karbauskis, Lukas Savickas
“It just came to our notice then. And I am very sorry, but in fact, if you no longer have questions about security during the elections, you will have to thank your participants and Government Chancellor A. Stončaitis,” G.Surplys repeated.
“Mr. Surply, you are violating our right to ask questions,” the journalist tried to intervene.
Mr. Surply, you are violating our right to ask questions.
But his voice was muted during the remote conference call, and G.Surplys continued to thank the other participants in the meeting.
“Thank you and I wish you good evening. And certainly you can ask questions in every possible way, but not at this press conference, it is not for that. Thank you,” concluded G.Surplys.
And you can certainly ask questions in every possible way, but not at this press conference, it’s not for that. Thank you.
L. Savickas was questioned by the police as a special witness in a study on the purchase of rapid coronavirus tests.
Earlier on Tuesday, he said he had not heard any accusations against himself or the government chancellery, and had signed a pledge not to comment on the investigation data in a survey by the Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT) so as not to ” obstruct investigation. “.
S. Skvernel just came out
S. Skvernelis does not always answer uncomfortable questions from journalists.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Saulius Skvernelis
For example, the Prime Minister was particularly upset about the issue of the paving of River Street, where the latter lives. Without answering journalists’ questions about it, he once even left the press conference.
The issue of the paving of Upės Street, where S. Skvernelis lives, particularly bothered the Prime Minister. Without answering journalists’ questions about it, he once even left the press conference.
When Jūratė Damulyte, a journalist for the BNS news agency, asked a question that had not been answered for a week, S. Skvernelis replied that “you will not receive it today.”
“Maybe we will try anyway?” The reporter asked: “Maybe we won’t try.”
As the BNS reporter kept trying to ask questions about it, S. Skvernel finally came out.
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