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The head of the Seimas Law and Order Committee also says he fears that the CC’s decision could become a pretext to question the conclusions of another Seimas investigation into the possible illegal impact on political processes.
“The Constitutional Court did not evaluate the circumstances investigated by the commission; the decision adopted by the CC does not deny the testimony of the witnesses and the facts presented on what was said and the problems that were in the state,” A. ŠirinskienŠ told a BNS.
He also stated that the CC’s decision that the Seimas Temporary Inquiry Commission could not be in charge of tasks of an incomprehensible scope could become a reason for questioning the investigation carried out by the Seimas National Security and Defense Committee (NSGC).
“What worries me the most is, in my head, this decision of the CC, which says that the problems must be sufficiently defined to be a clear object of investigation, questions the legitimacy of another investigation carried out at Seimas, the NSGK investigation, where MG Baltic “The influence of concern and other business groups on political processes,” he said.
“Basically, if we look at the questions as they looked, both this commission and the NSGK study, those questions are inherently similar in nature. “MG Baltic just received a very strong discussion today, which I am afraid will probably be used to challenge the investigation,” said the committee chair.
Withdrawal calls
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Homeland (TS-LKD) in Seimas, the deputy vice-president of TS-LKD, Monika Navickienė, who evaluated the decision of the Constitutional Court (CC), announced today that the activities of the Temporary Investigation Commission of Seimas initiated and chaired by Agnė Širinskienė responsibility and resign from the position of head of the Seimas Law and Order Committee.
“Today, the Constitutional Court has clearly stated that the member of the Seimas Agnė Širinskienė has been involved in unconstitutional activities for more than a year and a half. The commission started and led by her has been illegally lobbying independent institutions: the prosecutor’s office, the COEC, state companies. He also illegally persecuted and pressured a transparent business, investors, the president of Seimas, and opposition MPs. She did all of this at the same time as the chair of the Seimas Law and Order Committee.
After such a decision by the Court, any respected MP must take political responsibility and step down. A parliamentarian who violates the Constitution and at the same time violates the principle of the rule of law cannot continue to lead the Law and Order Committee, since it discredits both its reputation and that of the committee and of the entire national parliament, ”says the member of Seimas Monika Navickienė.
The commission was formed illegally, its conclusions are in conflict with the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court declared on Friday that the temporary commission of inquiry headed by peasant A. Širinskienė, which investigated the possible impact on decision-makers and political processes, was formed in violation of the Constitution, and its conclusions are illegal.
The Constitutional Court ruled that the Seimas Temporary Investigation Commission cannot undertake tasks of an incomprehensible scope, and commissions can be formed not to investigate any special issue of state importance, but only special ones.
The Temporary Commission has been working for almost two years due to possible illegal influence on Lithuanian politicians, officials and political processes. In mid-May, the Seimas approved its conclusions.
The commission carried out the investigation in three directions: clarifying the circumstances of the dismissal of Mindaugas Siauris, an employee of the Official Central Ethics Commission (COEC) and the appointment of Virginijus Kanapinskas, acting head of the COEC, and the possible role of Influencia of Seimas members when submitting an application to the Constitutional Court in relation to the Pension Accumulation Law.
Representatives of opposition conservatives, liberals and social democrats approached the CC regarding the formation of this commission, asking to clarify whether the formulation of tasks not specific to the commission was not in principle in conflict with the concept of temporary commissions of investigation and parliamentary control.
Opposition representatives argued that the commission had not formulated specific issues of state importance, so the commission could basically investigate everything that had happened in the political process for eight years.
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