The prosecutor proposes that the Order and Justice Party be fined half a million euros for corruption



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In this case, the “Order and Justice” party and Rimas Antanas Ručys, Rolandas Skaisgirys, Peisachas Kačerginskis, Giedrius Rakauskas, Vytautas Banys and Justinas Garliauskas are charged with influence peddling, waste of assets, falsification of documents and fraudulent accounting.

The prosecutor asks the court to find everyone guilty and impose sanctions on them.

The political party “Order and Justice” is requested to allocate 15 thousand. MGL (564,900 Eur) a fine, as well as the confiscation of 358,936.84 Eur.

It is proposed that RARutis be sentenced to 4 years in prison, postponed for 2 years and 6 months, and fined MGL 500 (EUR 18,830).

It is proposed that P. Kačerginskis and G. Rakauskas be sentenced to 2 years in prison, with suspension of the execution of sentences for 2 years, and that both be fined 1,200 MGL (45,192 Eur) each.

It is proposed that V. Banis and J. Garliauskas be sentenced to 2 years in prison, deferring the execution of the sentence for 2 years, and that both be fined MGL 500 (18,830 Eur).

R.Skaisgiris receives a fine of 1,500 MGL (56,490 Eur).

Following the prosecutor’s closing speech, the defendants and their lawyers deliver their closing speeches in court.

The police investigation began on suspicion that private companies had covered part of the costs of the Buy Elephant event sponsored by the Order and Justice Party.

Prosecutors say the bribes or illegally dilapidated property may have generated more than $ 350,000. Orden y Justicia used 1.2 million euros (1.2 million LTL) to publicize its activities.

RARučys is charged in the case of promising to influence then officials from the Ministries of the Interior and Environment to create exceptional conditions to win public tenders organized for the specified companies.

Prosecutors also suspect that “Order and Justice” through the representative also promised and agreed to accept a bribe from businessmen P.Kačerginskis and G.Rakauskas.

To that end, the party is accused of promising to influence Interior Ministry officials to help specified companies win public acquisitions from the Ministry’s Department of Economy and Asset Management and a state-owned company.

According to the investigation data, according to the instructions of the entrepreneurs, according to the false documents produced and used, the funds were transferred to the accounts of companies managed by another businessman J. Garliauskas, the advertising services of “Orden y Justicia ”.

According to the forces of order, possibly in this way for the benefit and interests of the party around 151 thousand were adopted. bribery in euros.

During the pre-trial investigation, officials established that the party, acting through RARučis, had created an entrepreneur V. Banis to use known false documents to transfer funds to the company account managed by J. Garliauskas.

This may have been aimed at paying for the advertising services provided to the party and wasting the company’s 140,000. assets worth EUR.

The defendants in the corruption case “Orden y Justicia” before the court deny having committed crimes and are surprised by the police actions.



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