Narbutas was suspicious of the impact of trade on liberation: I helped Lithuania save up to 2 million. euros

The pre-trial judge ruled that Š. For Narbut to be placed under house arrest, this detention will apply for one month. The court also ordered it from 10 p.m. at 6 p.m. be at home. In addition, the suspect is prohibited from communicating with certain people, including employees of the Ministry of Health (SAM) and its subordinate institutions.

Detention Sh. Narbutas was not asked to allocate more than 300,000 for the pre-trial investigation. Gintaras Jasaitis, Attorney General of the Attorney General’s Office. It is true that he asked the suspect to be placed under house arrest for a maximum legal period of three months.

“The court motivated the need to carry out the actions indicated during the pre-trial investigation, and in my request it was stated that not all the witnesses were questioned, nor was all the information taken,” G. Jasaitis spoke about the decision of the court to shorten the term of house arrest.

The prosecutor also emphasized that the investigation of the transaction will be further investigated during the investigation: “The studies of the transaction will be carried out after receiving all the necessary documents, because until yesterday we had information from only a few institutions, we did not see the whole picture. “

According to the prosecutor, Š. Narbut “gave no evidence during the interview, only wrote a brief explanation.”

He called suspicions as a confrontation

The ban on not communicating with SAM and its subordinate institutions was released. Narbutas stated that he evaluates it as an experiment by investigators: “It seems that due to any legal activity in Lithuania, you may be arrested and detained. Although I am a lawyer, but I do not specialize in that field, I have actually seen during that time that in criminal law a person can come and be detained for 48 hours without even resorting to it. We have tried to appeal this detention, but the deadlines are not specified when it will be examined. As I understand it, this story will now last half a year, a year or more. I don’t think there is any crime. “

Š. Narbut noted that the money for which he is entitled to enforce the law is a commercial agency fee based on a contract. Furthermore, he emphasized that he had an individual activity certificate and stated that he did not recognize the accusations made against him, that Lithuania had saved LTL 600,000 due to his mediation in the acquisition of regents. up to 2 million euros

“Everyone appreciated their acting as an intermediary for the company where the regents were purchased,” Š. Narbutas – At this point I want to say that these are 300 thousand. Lithuania bought them significantly cheaper than all other countries: Lithuanians bought them for 17 euros, others from 20 to 24 euros. And calculating those amounts, Lithuania saved 600 thousand. up to 2 million part of my remuneration was paid with the supplier part “.

Š. Narbutas assured that he would have paid taxes on the income received the following year, as required by law, he had instructed both the bank and the State Tax Inspectorate.

Š. Narbut admitted that he was considering withdrawing from the POLA president’s office, as well as suspending any public activity, and called the situation when an offensive was suspected.

“No one asked me if I was doing it for a fee or not, there is probably an episode here where I was paid by this agency, and not by others, because it was the first time,” Š said. Narbutas

He emphasized that he had signed a contract with a foreign company in 2010, and many countries in the European Union competed with each other to acquire regents in March this year.

“It was not my only company offered to the ministry, it was more,” he said, adding that SAM provided suppliers to at least four companies in South Korea, China and Turkey, and the ministry itself decided where to buy the agents.

“I participated in all episodes, both by initiating contact and receiving technical information, as well as by contacting manufacturers and conducting training in the laboratories of the Kaunas and Santara clinics, as well as in the coordination of contracts,” Š. Narbutas noted that Kristina Garuolienė, SAM Vice Minister and Deputy Director of the National Laboratory of Public Health, and later Minister of Health Aurelijus Veryga, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Government Chancellor Algirdas Stončaitis, Adviser to Prime Minister Lukas, participated in the decision on the acquisition of regents. Savickas

“It was a very wide circle of people,” said the suspect.

Š. Narbut also told reporters that with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, he was brought in with a Spanish company “by some people with the help of WhatsApp.”

The president of POLA emphasized that he acted legally and did not commit any crime: “It seems like a demonstration, I don’t want to speculate, I need to rethink with which high-ranking officials I was trapped with that should be done.” “

Š. Narbut also did not rule out the possibility that business reps who wanted state regents at higher prices also wanted to deal with it.

Agreement with the Spanish

How Delphi The Vilnius Board of Special Investigation Service (STT) is conducting a pre-trial investigation into possible illegal actions related to the purchase of high-value coronavirus reagents (COVID-19).

Š. Narbut is suspected of trading in influence.

Š is suspected. Narbut was able to mediate the acquisition of reagents for coronavirus testing by the National Laboratory of Public Health (NSPL). Two contracts concluded by NVSPL with PMS International SL, a company registered in Barcelona, ​​Spain, are currently being investigated. The latter company operates as a chemical distribution company.

There is sufficient evidence to suspect that it was from PMS International SL a Š. Narbutas’ personal account at the bank was transferred from each NVSPL contract with a Spanish company in the amount of more than 300 thousand. euros

Delphi discovered that NVSPL had entered into two contracts with a Spanish company for COVID-19 tests manufactured by the Chinese company Sansure Biotech Inc.

The first contract was signed on March 21 of this year, as announced in the content of the contract, in Barcelona. It was signed by Vytautas Vidmantas Zimnickas, the then late director of NVSPL.

The total amount of this contract is 3 million. 427 thousand 200 euros, of which 2 million euros 494 thousand 195.20 euros to pay in a bank account of the Spanish company and 1 million euros USD to a Chinese manufacturer. Under this agreement, NVSPL purchased 201 thousand. 600 pieces tests

Another contract was signed on March 23 of this year, also, as announced, in Barcelona. It was re-signed by V. V. Zimnickas. The total value of the last transaction is 1 million. 729 thousand 920 euros, of which 1 million euros 265 thousand. 792.64 euros were transferred to the Spanish intermediary PMS International SL and 0.5 million euros to USD – test manufacturers in China.

A total of 101 thousand. 760 pieces of evidence In the first case, Lithuania purchased a test for antibodies against the coronavirus for € 12,372, in the second case € 12,439 per unit.

Š. Narbutas was arrested Tuesday on Vilnius Gediminas Avenue. According to sources, the man lives here in one of the apartments.