Pre-trial investigation into possible suicide and forgery begins at Šiauliai Republican Hospital

As the Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday, this investigation began after evaluating the data “obtained after the public event related to the death of a doctor who worked at the Šiauliai Republican Hospital.”

This pre-trial investigation was initiated by the Šiauliai County Police, but to ensure that its course did not call into question objectivity, the Panevėžys Regional Prosecutor’s Office was instructed by Attorney General Nida Grunskienė to organize and monitor it.

Currently, the pre-trial investigation is continuing to determine the cause of the doctor’s death, organized by the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

A young doctor who worked at the Siauliai Republican Hospital committed suicide a few weeks ago. According to media reports, the tragedy could have occurred due to harassment in the workplace.

Representatives of the medical institution stated that on May 6, the anesthesiologist-resuscitator, who had been working at the Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Center since August 2014, was dismissed for a serious offense.

This week, until the end of the investigation into the possible rape, Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys dismissed Remigijus Mažeikas, the head of the Republican Šiauliai Hospital.

The Minister made that decision after receiving the proposal of the Initiation of Change Group on the dismissal of R. Mažeika and the order of the General Prosecutor’s Office to organize an “investigation of the circumstances in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Speakers “.

A possible violation of R. Mažeika’s labor duties will be investigated by a specially formed ministerial commission headed by the minister’s adviser Eglė Butkevičienė. It will issue its opinion within a maximum period of 30 days.

The situation in the hospital is being clarified by the Change Initiation Group formed by A. Dulkis, which must prepare proposals before August 1, “in what areas and what actions should be taken to guarantee a safe work environment and psychological well-being. “. of employees “.