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Data from a complex pre-trial investigation carried out by the Special Investigation Service (STT) allow a reasonable suspicion that in 2017. During the meetings held in Vilnius and Klaipėda in June – December, Drąsutis Zagreckas, a former lawyer, acting on behalf of one person offered, promised and agreed to give 50 thousand. bribery in euros.
According to the investigation, the defendant Aivaras Surblys, using an acquaintance or other likely influence over several judges of the Klaipėda Regional Court, agreed to accept the bribe, promising to influence three judges of the Klaipėda Regional Court to make a decision favorable to the person. in criminal proceedings.
During the judicial investigation it was established that D. Zagreckas in 2017. In December, the Klaipėda district handed over to the accused lawyer a part – 10 thousand. Eur – agreed bribe.
Soon A. Surblys learned that the judges plan to make a decision unfavorable to the indicated person, therefore in 2018. In January, he met with D. Zagreckas and returned the amount received as a bribe, but during the same meeting, D. Zagreckas promised and directly agreed to deliver to the defendant A. Surblis a greater part of the agreed bribe: 20 thousand. Eur, for this reason the defendant repeatedly promised to influence said judges to rule in favor of the person. Subsequently, D. Zagreckas and A. Surblys were detained by officials.
In order to ensure the important interests of justice, to examine the case objectively and comprehensively and to resolve the issue of transferring the case from a regional court to another regional court, this criminal case has been transferred to the Lithuanian Court of Appeal.
This is the 11th criminal case to be separated from a large-scale pre-trial investigation and is being transferred to court. In the criminal cases referred to the courts, 6 people have already been found guilty and fined of various amounts. Two persons who actively helped uncover criminal acts committed by members of organized groups were exempted from criminal responsibility and another person, who cooperated with law enforcement officers, was exempted from criminal responsibility on bail.
Currently, there are four criminal cases pending in the regional courts of Panevėžys and Šiauliai.
The pre-trial investigation in the case referred to the court was carried out by a police investigation team consisting of officials from the Central Investigation Board of the Special Investigation Service and the Klaipėda Board, the Lithuanian Criminal Police Office and the Board Organized Crime Investigation Commission of the Klaipėda County Police Chief Commissioner. The pre-trial investigation was organized and supervised by prosecutors from the Organized Crime and Corruption Investigation Department of the Attorney General’s Office.
The ongoing pre-trial investigation into possible large-scale corruption in the legal system has 39 suspects, investigating more than 140 possible crimes. Procedural decisions will be made against some of the suspects in the near future.
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