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On Monday, the Šiauliai Regional Court heard the case of S. Kaktis, a former member of the Mažeikiai Council. Although the former politician reconciled with the victims and was acquitted, they and the Prosecutor’s Office appealed the court’s verdict.
Victims and prosecutors say that after the disaster in fall 2018, S. Kaktys was punished twice more for speeding.
According to the judicial representative Vytautas Jončas, the prosecutor Rasa Valančienė also emphasized during the hearing on Monday that S. Kaktys was repeatedly punished for speeding, traffic rules were violated even after the accident. The driver was fined a total of nine times for traffic violations, eight times for speeding and twice for fines after a tragic traffic accident.
According to the judicial representative V. Jončas, this was confirmed at the court hearing by S. Kaktys himself.
Prosecutor Arūnas Laukaitis, who controlled the investigation of the case, told BNS that the court of first instance had prohibited S. Kakčius from driving for a year, but this verdict has not entered into force because it has been appealed.
“The criminal sanction (disqualification to drive – BNS) was applied because the judicial decision did not enter into force, so the measure did not enter into force,” said the prosecutor.
The boy was hit by a car traveling at a speed of 149 kilometers per hour.
The accident, which claimed the life of an eight-year-old boy, occurred three years ago when S. Kakčius was driving at a speed of 149 kilometers per hour, although the maximum speed limit on that section of the road was set at 90 kilometers per hour.
At a court hearing on Monday, S. Kaktys testified.
“I did not observe the speedometer,” S. Kaktys said at the court hearing, but according to court spokesman Vytautas Jončas, the driver “unconditionally” admitted that he had exceeded his speed.
The accident that took the boy’s life took place on November 15, 2018 in the Mažeikiai district, on the section of the Anulynai – Tirkšliai highway near the village of Balėna.
According to the data from the pre-trial investigation, the school bus that took the children home after school stopped that day at around 2 pm to detain one of them in Balėnai.
According to the case, when the car approached the VW Crafter Altas school bus in the opposite lane with the flashing orange warning lights on, S. Kaktys did not slow down and did not stop when there was a threat to traffic safety.
Then, driven by S. Kaktis, a conservative member of the Mažeikiai District Municipal Council, a Volvo collided with a minor who got off the school bus and crossed the road. The child died at the scene from multiple fractures of the skull vault and base bone, concussion, and ruptured aortic chest.
On May 13 this year, S. Kaktys, 65, was acquitted of criminal responsibility by the ruling of the Mažeikiai Chamber of the Telšiai District Court after the defendants reconciled with the victims. According to this court verdict, S. Kaktys is considered illegal.
The prosecutor and the victims were unhappy with the sentence
The Court of First Instance imposed a criminal sanction on a former politician and former councilor, prohibiting him from driving road vehicles for a year.
The agreement on damages and reconciliation signed by S. Kakčius and the victims was approved by the court decision, in which the defendants discussed with the victims the remaining 60 thousand. Non-pecuniary damage according to the payment schedule.
However, the victims and the prosecutor in support of the case filed appeals.
The prosecution considers S. Kakčius’s verdict too lenient, she proposes to leave S. Kakčius with a one-year driving ban, but impose a two-year prison sentence, postponing the execution of the sentence for the same period. .
“During the pre-trial investigation, guilt was not admitted, guilt was admitted only on the day of the trial, and judicial practice says that sincere mercy and confession must be from the very beginning of the investigation,” said the Prosecutor A. Laukaitis. he told BNS.
Victims say the driving ban for Kakčius should be longer.
S. Kaktys himself disagrees with the longer driving ban, arguing that he must take care of an elderly parent.
The Šiauliai Regional Court will announce its decision on October 27.
S. Kaktys, who has medical studies, was a member of the Seimas in 1996-2000 and in 1999-2000 he was Minister of Management Reform and Municipal Affairs.
S. Kaktys was tried in the so-called “Mažeikių nafta” case, which was later terminated by the court due to the statute of limitations.
In this case, the former Minister of Municipal Reforms and Management Sigitas Kaktys, the Minister of Transport Rimantas Didžiokas and the Vice Minister of Economy Antanas Bartulis were accused of abusing their official position and exceeding their authority when initiating and signing contracts with Williams International Company in 1999 by shares. in Mažeikių Nafta the sale and assignment of this right to manage said company.
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