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However, the President’s Advisor underlines that the new AOTD Director, Elegijus Paulavičius, was appointed by the then Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis.
“Intelligence appointments are a sensitive issue for Lithuania’s national security, and the president will certainly not comment on information released by anonymous sources or allegedly information. Under the law, the second director of operational services is appointed by the Minister of Defense. National, and in this case the new director was appointed by the Minister, ”A. Skaisgirytė told LRT radio.
“It must be said that the president was presented for the candidacy before his appointment, the candidacy left him a very good impression, and he was satisfied with the work of the director once the director was appointed. This is not really a topic for further discussion, “he added.
LNK News announced last week that the circumstances surrounding the appointment of the AOTD director may be related to why former minister R. Karoblis has not yet been appointed ambassador to Brussels or Washington.
R. Karoblis was asked if it was possible that his candidate for AOTD leadership was E. Paulavičius, and that Saulius Guzevičius, partner of the president, the head of the SSD Darius Jauniškis. However, the former minister neither confirmed nor denied it.
ELTA recalls that the new Director of the AOTD under the Ministry of National Defense, E. Paulavičius, was appointed in August.
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