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According to the FNTT, a public official is suspected of having abused his official position in excess of his authority, which could have caused him serious harm. A preventive detention measure is a written commitment not to leave. In total, six people have already been charged in this pre-trial investigation.
The pre-trial investigation began after receiving information on suspected financial transactions from a company registered in Lithuania. The funds the company tried to eliminate were obtained after a public acquisition contract with the National Laboratory of Public Health for the sale of COVID-19 rapid tests.
The pre-trial investigation is organized and led by prosecutors from the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
A temporary restriction on property rights has been applied to illegally obtained funds.
In order not to jeopardize the success of the investigation, no more detailed information is currently provided on the ongoing pre-trial investigation.
Deputy minister decision promises Friday
The spokesperson for the Minister of Health, Lina Bušinskaitė assured that the Ministry (SAM), as before, cooperates and will cooperate with the police authorities, will provide all the necessary information, answer questions of interest so that this investigation can be completed as soon as possible and All the questions answered.
“Given the fact that the pre-trial investigation is currently underway, we cannot provide a more detailed comment: we provide everything we can say. I would like to emphasize that both SAM and the Government did everything possible and necessary in that time to control the spread of the coronavirus in Lithuania as soon as possible.
All necessary measures have been taken, including needs assessment and all actions. All colleagues, including the Vice Minister, worked day and night, sparing no effort on weekends to control the spread of the virus only in the country. Today, Vice Minister Lina Jaruševičienė arrived at the Ministry of Health and submitted an application for her dismissal. The request is registered. Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, who returned from vacation on Friday, will comply with this request, “said L. Bušinskaitė.
According to the spokeswoman, one would like to believe that this case will not prevent colleagues in the health care system from continuing to cooperate and do everything possible to control another possible outbreak of infection in a country that appears to be coming.
“Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga will make a decision on Deputy Minister L. Jaruševičienė this Friday after returning from vacation. We will then announce this decision on Friday. Right now, Deputy Minister L Jaruševičienė is feeling unwell, she has had a certificate of incapacity for work for some time and is not at work, ”said L. Bušinskaitė.
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