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According to the law adopted by Seimas, the Administration Security Department, which protects the highest state leaders and the buildings of the most important state institutions, will become an independent institution: the Administration Security Service. There will also be a salary increase for officials, the head of the institution will be designated by the Government from now on, will have a separate budget and will no longer comply with the Internal Service Statute.
It was these aspects that were criticized by advisers to President G. Nausėda in the Seimas committees when they discussed the new wording of the law six months ago.
At the meeting of the National Defense and Security Committee, Darius Kuliešius, Advisor to the President, pointed out that the objective of the entire reform is probably only to create better working conditions, but this can be achieved simply by optimizing resources.
“More recently, the Internal Service Statute was amended to centralize and optimize services, and the proposed project would distinguish an institution from the entire system. That justification is not enough, because such practice is not very widespread,” he explained.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Darius Kuliešius
The advisor Elena Masnevaitė criticized the project in the Law and Order Committee.
“The President of the Republic does not support this project, yes, SAD is working really well, we have no complaints, but we would like to make some observations about the project,” he said, adding that SAD.
In addition, the presidential adviser questioned whether management security officers should earn more than the Special Investigation Service (STT), Department of Homeland Security (SSD) officials and even some judges.
Photo by Irmantas Gelūnas / 15min / Elena Masnevaitė
“We really agree that the working conditions of officials must improve, but when we think about public sector wages, we have to compare them with the wages of both the public sector and other officials,” said E. Masnevaitė.
Post-project adjustments reduced the salary ratios for Administration Security Service officials. The opposition then worried that only executive salaries, not ordinary officials, would increase after the reform.
However, such changes to the project secured the support of the president and last week he signed a new version of the Administration Protection Law, although G. Nausėda’s advisers had previously criticized him not only for salary ratios.
“During discussion of these amendments to the legislation, the Presidency commented that the IAS should not become an exclusive service whose officials receive significantly higher salaries than other officials in similar services. These comments were taken into account during the debate,” what the President decided to sign the law, 15 minutes explained the media representative of G.Naus mediated, Antanas Bubnelis.
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