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According to the court, the civil claim of the Aukštaitija narrow gauge railway was also fully satisfied and V. Užalinskas was forced to reimburse his former workplace for LTL 20,000. damages and pay 1,5 thousand. EUR.
According to the data of the case, V. Užalinskas concluded fictitious purchase and sale agreements, according to which the institution under his leadership allegedly bought various goods necessary for its activities: rails, sleepers, wheel sets, engines, tank cars, but these transactions not really take place.
It was established that the then director of the company misappropriated the “close” property by falsifying documents.
The court also found that V.Užalinskas fraudulently managed the accounts of the Aukštaitija narrow gauge railway; In 2016 and 2017 it did not present some accounting documents to the accountants and included them in the accounts without legal force and known forged documents, so it is not possible to determine the real financial situation. situations.
Although V. Užalinskas denied his guilt, according to the court, the written evidence in the case, the testimony of witnesses and other materials in the case contradicted his testimony.
In imposing the sentence, the court took into account the nature and gravity of the crimes committed by the former head of the company and the fact that the man had not been convicted before and was raising young children.
“According to the court, the nature of the criminal act committed by the defendant V. Užalinskas, taking into account his personality, does not demand the punishment of the perpetrator isolated from society, but rather sanctions to property, while giving him the opportunity to continue working and striving to compensate “, J. Raščiuvienė.
In the opinion of the Court, a sentence that does not imply a real deprivation of liberty conforms to the principle of justice and will have a sufficient effect on the accused to feel the negative consequences of their actions and dissuade them from committing new crimes.
The Panevėžys Regional Court is also examining another criminal case in which V. Užalinskas is charged with misappropriation of high-value property, falsification and use of documents, fraudulent and negligent accounting and presentation of incorrect data on income, earnings or property.
The Prosecutor’s Office previously announced that in this case he is accused of embezzlement of 208 thousand. euros and does not pay almost 13 thousand. taxes in euros. The court intends to pronounce the verdict in March.
The Aukštaitija narrow gauge railway was built in the late 19th century. In 2001 it stopped working as a means of transport and became a tourist destination. In 2003, some of the objects in this complex were declared cultural monuments.
The narrow gauge railway section is now 70 km long. It is possible to go from Panevėžys to Rubikiai in the Anykščiai district with a narrow track.
The judgment of the Panevėžys Regional Court can be appealed to the Lithuanian Court of Appeal within 20 days.
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