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Jūratė Šovienė, the president’s chief adviser, presented N. Grunskienė’s candidacy for the Seimas on Tuesday. A secret ballot was held on Thursday.
According to the SNB, there were 92 members of the Seimas in secret ballot, ten abstentions ten years ago.
Introducing it to the Seimas, N. Grunskienė noted that the most important task after becoming Attorney General will be to strengthen the prestige of the prosecutorial profession.
According to her, the second challenge is transparency. Transparency within the institution regarding evaluations and selections. There is also transparency and openness to the public when it comes to high-profile crimes or other issues of concern to citizens.
Participated in the investigation of high-profile cases
N. Grunskienė has headed the Panevėžys Regional Prosecutor’s Office since 2013, has 28 years of experience as a prosecutor, including more than 10 years in the Organized Crime and Corruption Investigation Division.
According to the presidency, the prosecutor participated in the investigation of several high-profile cases, supported the state’s accusations in the prosecution of organized criminal groups, and later specialized in human trafficking cases.
The Presidency also highlights that N. Grunskienė has received awards “for successful investigation of very complex cases” and other evaluations and thanks “for professional and responsible work”, in 2013 she was elected “Prosecutor of the Year”.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Evaldas Pašilis
Until December 29, the General Prosecutor’s Office is headed by Evaldas Pašilis.
His dismissal at the end of his term was approved by the Seimas last week..
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