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The pre-trial investigation was carried out immediately by officials of the Special Investigation Service, and was led and supported by the prosecutor of the Organized Crime and Corruption Investigation Division of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
A pre-trial investigation into possible bribery (under Article 225 (1) of the Penal Code) was launched on 20 July this year after receiving information that a specialist from the Šalčininkai branch of the Records Center was demanding a bribe from 200 euros to a client for the performance of their direct duties.
Money was required for the replacement of the real estate data in the real estate registry database and the issuance of an extract of this property. An STT specialist officer was arrested on July 23 after taking the remainder of the client’s required bribe.
The next day, the specialist was fired by order of the Director General of the Records Center.
The prosecutor has the right to decide to end a criminal case under an accelerated procedure if the circumstances of the crime are clear, the person pleads guilty and the criminal case for the commission of the crime must be heard in district court, the office of the fiscal.
S. Urbanavičius: this is immoral
Saulius Urbanavičius, the head of the Records Center, claims that such behavior, especially in the context of the current situation, is immoral and intolerable.
“When the entire team focused on restoring data from registries and information systems and restoring service provision seamlessly during a particularly difficult time for the company, someone took advantage of this situation for personal gain.
We thank the Special Investigation Service for its help in helping us arrest that person in the performance of their duties, ”says Saulius Urbanavičius, Director General of the Records Center.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Saulius Urbanavičius
According to him, such behavior by an employee is not only contrary to the company’s Corruption Prevention Policy, Code of Ethics, values, but also violates basic moral standards.
The company declares in a press release that it has implemented the highest standards of transparency, responsibility and ethics in its activities and does not tolerate any manifestation of corruption.
As a result, the Registry Center does not consider this to be a case of systematic abuse but an isolated one. Each employee is expected to serve the public interest in good faith and to perform their duties appropriately and transparently.
Known corruption or any other violation in the company (planned, committed or committed crime, administrative or official misconduct or breach of duty, as well as a serious violation of ethics or other violations of the law) can be reported by calling the line direct from the company (8 5) 268 8330 (24 hours a day), email send an email to [email protected] completing the notification form. Corruption cases can also be reported to the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania.
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