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According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the available data suggests that V. Sutkus, while performing his duties at the LVK and representing the interests of its members and other business entities, using his duties, public position, acquaintances, contacts or other influence, may have received a illegal monetary compensation for your work. impact of the adoption of various laws relevant to business.
Law enforcement links potential crimes to illegal lobbying and impact on legislative processes. Police authorities stated that he was clarifying the 400,000 actions of V. Sutkus. origin.
After the trial, the Attorney General of the Office of the Attorney General (GP) Darius Stankevičius did not reveal the exact charges against V. Sutkus, but stated that he was “suspected of three serious crimes and four minor crimes”. The released GP spokesman may interfere with the investigation. When the court disagreed with such an approach and released V. Sutkus upon his release, Prosecutor D. Stankevičius did not elaborate on what that obstruction might be now.
At that time, the suspect had already been released by the court and he and his lawyer were behind the prosecutor, unable to hide the fatigue, but at the same time without hiding satisfaction with the initial stage of the process in their favor.
“How do you feel about what’s going on here, how do you rate your arrest?” – V. Sutkų was received by journalists on the issues.
“I feel better today than yesterday. It is a sad thing that it is necessary to admit, as it turned out, both in my case and in the case of my colleague Mantas (Zalatoris), representing business, being the head of an organization in Lithuania already it’s getting physically dangerous, ”said V. Sutkus.
– According to the Prosecutor General, your activities, in this case, could have harmed all of Lithuania, the taxpayers.
– Talking about damage to the state would be small, to say the least. I am referring to my activities as head of the Business Confederation and as a consultant. All fees for payments I have received are paid properly. I have not given or accepted any bribe to anyone.
– And 400 thousand euros?
– I do not know anything about that!
– Did you find money at home?
– Yes, a little found.
– But is it 400 thousand?
– No no no! What, you, what you. Just under 10,000 were found (G.Ivoška, a lawyer who intervened in the interview, emphasized that no amount of 400,000 euros is mentioned in the prosecution’s report on the suspicions).
– It is said that you tried to undermine the commercial reputation of Rock Masiulis.
– It is a question of attitude. Such statements can be considered true. Because, in fact, I have repeatedly criticized both Rock Masly himself and the people he names.
– How do you evaluate all this investigation, initiated by the STT, the prosecutor’s office?
– I would like to take this opportunity to thank the STT men who arrested me and searched my house. The men behaved politely, they were legally qualified, they did their job, they clarified my rights, I gave them all the documents they asked for in good faith. Did you make a good impression?
– Where were you detained?
– I was detained at my house.
– Does the STT report establish that when the project was carried out with European money, part of the money was transferred to you personally?
– (G.Ivoška) Certain circumstances were mentioned in yesterday’s first poll. He asks for more specific data, I think it is the subject of future interviews and the suspicion report can be clarified. We will be able to go into detail both during interviews and in media conversations as the investigation of the circumstances progresses. Some of them are written in a very abstract way, for example, written by members of the Seimas, but there are no names. How to explain that? We are waiting for more accurate data.
– Will you be allowed to continue going to work?
– (G.Ivoška) After contacting you, we will go to the STT and there will be a return measure imposed, a written promise not to leave. I believe there will be no more pre-trial arrests.
– Is it forbidden to communicate with someone?
– The arrest warrant may impose the obligation not to communicate with certain people. Whether he will be with whom he will be, we do not know yet.
– Mr. Okay, admit that the shadow is cast throughout your organization, in the business. Bribery schemes are developed, bribery matters are handled, and laws are enforced. How do you wash your uniform and how do you imagine how things will go?
– I just have to smile sadly. Unfortunately, it becomes physically dangerous to be the head of a business organization in Lithuania. Your question is rhetorical. Yes, the stain is thrown away. He did not have the ability to read the Internet or listen to the radio. I don’t know what the reaction of the business community is. If there is a reaction, there will be one action, if another, then another.
– STT announced that it has collected information on R. Masiulis
– I did not collect information on R. Masiulis. I analyzed data on the activities of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and its subordinate bodies, such as the Highway Administration, budget execution, and the like. About the activities of the ministry, not specifically about Mr. Masiulis.
– And why did you meet and get interested in that area? At whose request?
– There was a bad situation in the sector managed by the Ministry of Transport, the companies were in a bad economic situation and the workers were dismissed. These are our members, for example, the association “Lietuvos keliai” are our members and they have spoken repeatedly about the bad situation in this sector.
– What about Maxima?
– (G.Ivoška) The report on Maxima’s suspicion is not mentioned.
– What does your accused admit about the Minister’s criticism, in the context of criminal proceedings, how do you evaluate him?
– The right to criticize is guaranteed by article 33 of the Constitution. It is written there that criticism is prohibited. In this case, there is a wording that says that the information damaged the political, commercial reputation, the question is this: if a politician is criticized … we are not talking about slander, not fictitious, not personal, we are talking about ministerial analysis, statistics, sector analysis. And if the politician responsible for the sector, his criticism is guaranteed by the Constitution. We believe that criminalizing criticism is unconstitutional.
– Can you continue as president of the LVK?
– I have not received any restrictions yet. It will be up to the members of the confederation how they decide that I am elected.
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