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According to the report, they were detained by the Special Investigation Service (STT) and the Office of the Attorney General in an investigation into alleged large-scale bribery, bribery, influence peddling, extortion and forgery of documents.
“During the investigation, the president of the Lithuanian Business Confederation and the president of the Lithuanian Association of Banks were detained,” the prosecution announced.
More information about the study is promised at a press conference.
Delfi tried to contact Mantas Zalatori, president of the Lithuanian Bank Association (LBA), but did not answer the phone. LBA communication manager Valerija Kiguolienė agreed to comment on the situation.
“Only with the amount of information that I have and what has been published, we really know that that visit was in the morning and we can assure you that the Association of Banks of Lithuania follows the highest operational standards in its activities, that is, transparency it is one of our basic standards, one of the essential operating conditions, so we are ready to cooperate with the institutions and provide all the necessary information, “he said.
V. Sutkus has been the President of the Lithuanian Business Confederation since 2010. He previously worked for the Lithuanian Industrial Confederation, the Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, and the companies Achema Group and Fima.
In the past, V. Sutkus also worked as Director of Corporate Affairs at MG Baltic, and during his privatization of alcoholic beverage producer Stumbras, he served as public economic advisor to then President Rolandas Paksas.
M. Zalatorius has led the Banking Association since 2017, and since 2018 he has also been Vice President of the Lithuanian Industrial Confederation.
M. Zalatorius, graduated in Philology, Economics and Business, worked for the Swedish Trade Council, was part of the boards of directors of the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VAE), Unicef Lietuvos, Lietuvos Energija, KB Components, Scandic Hotels and worked with the largest Nordic companies. He advised European companies to help them enter the Baltic market by privatizing Lietuvos Telekomas, selling commercial televisions and hotels.
Last year, during the presidential election campaign, V. Sutkus mediated a meeting between the then Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Jonas Vytautas Žukas, and the presidential candidate Gitanas Nausėda, and these circumstances were criticized for the possible politicization of the Forces. Armed. After G. Nausėda became president, J. V. Žukas was appointed his national security adviser.
At the time, J. V. Zukas stated that V. Sutkus had offered to meet with G. Nausėda as an old acquaintance and not as a representative of the businessmen.
The pre-trial investigation is carried out by the Special Investigation Service and the Attorney General’s Office.
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