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The mayor of the Kelm distrito district municipality, who went to court almost three months ago, did not want to say whether he demanded a bribe or not. But the prosecutors finally confessed. He revealed that he took 5,000 euros, but in total he demanded 10,000 euros in favor of the project to improve public space in Tytuvėnai. euros.
Mayor Vaclovas Andrulis was arrested with evidence in late May.
“Criminal intelligence actions were carried out, certain information was received, this information was confirmed, actions were sanctioned and with the help of those actions the person who committed the crime was unmasked,” says prosecutor Andrei Mirnyj.
In the park, next to the Tytuvėnai monastery, there was a swamp, that is, the project of his arrangement, and the district mayor got stuck. All the work here is almost finished, only the vegetation is missing. The project has been implemented here since 2019.
“In the city of Tytuvėnai, near our beautiful monastery, there was a huge swamp that needed to be fixed. The project is quite complicated: digging, cleaning, installing recreation areas, fixing it, it is a fairly large project of sufficient value, ”says Stasys Jokubauskas, director of the municipal administration.
The value of the project is one and a half million euros. this project was executed by the Agrotech company, directed by Petras Račkauskas. From him the mayor and the bribery of bribery, although the company had already won and performed work. The businessman and the politician declined to comment on the situation. It was with Petras Račkauskas that Vaclovas Andrulis competed for the position of mayor in the last municipal elections, in the second stage.
Andrulis has won and led the Kelm distrito district for a third term, since 2012. Now that the Kelmė district mayor’s seat is empty, he will elect a new mayor.
Admission is an extenuating circumstance and will be considered in court. For the criminal act charged in the district of Kelmė. mayor of the municipality, it can be a fine, arrest or prison.
“When it comes to prison, it is up to 5 years, but it should be noted that a person who has not been convicted before is not usually sentenced to prison,” says the prosecutor.
The court will also decide whether Vaclovas Andrulis can return to civil service.
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