Maxima was also visited by STT officials and documents were seized



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Photo by Judita Grigelytė (VŽ).

On Tuesday, the Special Investigation Service (STT) also visited the company that operates the Maxima retail chain, from where the documents were taken.

This was confirmed by Ernesta Dapkienė, director of Maxima’s Department of Communication and Corporate Affairs at BNS on Wednesday.

“During the process, STT officials visited our company. Information was requested on events from several years ago. We cooperated with officials and provided all the necessary information,” said a Maxima representative.

She did not specify which documents were seized, the Maxima representative also stated that STT officials had not detained anyone.

“We hand over the documents and that’s it,” said E. Dapkienė.

The STT and the Attorney General’s Office announced a pre-trial investigation Tuesday into alleged large-scale bribery, bribery, influence peddling, property waste, and forgery of documents.

STT reported dozens of searches and other procedural actions, and on Tuesday morning duty officers also visited the Kauno Tiltai headquarters.

The arrest of Valdas Sutkus, president of the Lithuanian Business Confederation (LVK), and Mantas Zalatoris, head of the Lithuanian Association of Banks, and four other members of the “business world” were also reported, but the police did not specify. the allegations made against the detainees did not reveal the identity of other detainees.

On Wednesday, the BNS police confirmed that the chief of Kauno tiltai, Aldas Rusevičius, was also arrested.

The application of the law associates possible crimes with illegal lobbying activities and the impact on legislative processes and clarifies the origin of the 400,000 euros owned by V. Sutkus.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the available data suggests that V. Sutkus, while performing his duties at the LVK and representing the interests of its members and other business entities, using his duties, public position, acquaintances, contacts or other influence, may have received a illegal monetary compensation for your work. impact of the adoption of various laws relevant to business.

Mr. Zalator is suspected of being involved in various episodes of the criminal scheme.

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