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“There are now fifteen suspects in total, including a legal entity. All suspects are related to the company, are former or current employees,” said Gina Skersinskytė, Prosecutor of the Klaipėda District Prosecutor’s Office.
In April, it was announced that there were nine suspects: eight individuals and Grigeo Klaipeda. Possible suspects included Gintautas Pangonis, the main shareholder of Grupo Grigeo, and Tomas Eikinas, head of Grigeo Klaipėda.
According to G. Skersinskytė, the final procedural steps are currently being taken and the case should go to court in the autumn.
“We are currently stuck with complaints, we would like to announce the end, but we are waiting for them to be investigated. (Suspects – BNS) have the right to appeal our decisions, we cancel something, we do something new. However, we are ready and as soon as we have the final decisions of the courts, we will announce that end, “said the prosecutor.
According to her, even after the announcement of the end of the process, the suspects will still have to familiarize themselves with the case file, so the case will probably go to court in the autumn.
“We will announce the end when all the procedural steps have been taken, but they have the right to access the case file and it is really big, so they will need time,” said G. Skersinskytė.
He previously said that those responsible for the contamination could face up to six years in prison, and Grigeo Klaipėda could face up to 5 million people. a fine of EUR.
In January this year, the Department of Environmental Protection also submitted 48 million LTL to the Klaipėda Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Civil claim for compensation for material damage caused to the environment of Grigeo Klaipėda.
G.Skersinskytė said at the time that the complaint would be transferred to court and examined together with the criminal case.
She told BNS on Tuesday that the amount would not change.
Grigeo Klaipėda’s contamination was made public in January last year, when prosecutors launched an investigation into the contamination of the Curonian lagoon with raw sewage.
