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“It just came to our notice then. I really hope very much that what happens to the Deputy Minister does not motivate other team members to work, because the accusations that are made, due to excess authority, are essentially jobs that have normally been delegated to others. Vice ministers. I don’t fully understand the situation, “A. Veryga told lrt Radio on Friday.
He said that L. Jaruševičienė had no accusations, said he believed the suspicions had been “broken off his finger” and said he hoped the explanations would be removed.
“I personally do not have the slightest reproach to the deputy minister, I am very grateful for her work, because people did not count the hours, time or health and they worked to control the situation and it was controlled,” she told Morning Sounds. Minister.
“I think so (suspicions are broken off the finger – BNS). I have no doubt that providing detailed explanations, explanations, will rule out these accusations. I really and sincerely believe in that,” said A. Veryga.
He said he did not understand how people who “tortured, did not count the time, did not live according to the usual regime that here is not mine, someone else has to do, only took responsibility, did, worked” are now accused of abuse and transgression.
He also said that the deputy minister was withdrawing from the political team “not because she felt guilty, but simply because, like every Lithuanian citizen, she could prove her innocence and defend herself without being a member of the political team.”
Ms. Veryga stated that she would comply with the Deputy Minister’s request for resignation and ensured that, following her dismissal, Ms. Jaruševičienė would also provide detailed explanations.
“I can only reiterate that this is not my initiative, the resignation of the vice minister. In fact, he had previously expressed such a wish that charges had not yet been brought. At that time, I was able to convince the team that I needed it, because the area it oversees is really complex and important (…) At least, I would like to lose team members and I definitely would not do it for some political reasons, “said A. Veryga.
The minister said he saw no reason for his own resignation.
Veryga also said that he did not understand calls from the Presidency for further comment on the situation and said that the institution should have seen everything that had happened at the COVID-19 headquarters.
“And those calls to come back and explain to me are a bit strange, because during the entire time that the Ministry of Health was at the COVID-19 headquarters, the president’s representatives connected to the headline every morning, observed the situation and saw the division of labour. “He said.”
“The adviser to the president asks for some kind of extensive comment on that situation, the adviser is a lawyer and should know that even if he knew a few more details, he could not comment on it because it is a pre-trial investigation. The most I can do is make a political assessment and I already said it, ”said the minister.
In response to calls from President Gitan Nausėda on Thursday to return from vacation and provide explanations, A. Veryga said he was doing the same and said he had given explanations and discussed his vacation plans with his immediate leader, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. .
“And what am I doing today? Is not one day enough to explain the situation? You know even those exhortations: yesterday I heard such exhortations, knowing that I would certainly return today. I also presented my return schedule and when I will be the head of the country ”, said the Minister of Health.
“I really talked about the situation and with my manager, with the Prime Minister, I gave him all the necessary explanations and also discussed the problems of the holidays. I can only remind you that the decisions about my dismissal as minister are still made by my leader, that is , the country’s prime minister, ”he explained.
Mr. Veryga assured him that he had heard from the Prime Minister that if the epidemiological situation did not deteriorate, he could end his vacation.
On Monday, law enforcement officials announced that in the investigation of the rapid tests, allegations of abuse of power and abuse of power had been brought to the Deputy Minister of Health, L. Jaruševičienė. The deputy minister delivered the impeachment request and A. Veryga promised to comply with the request on Friday.
According to the Financial Crimes Investigation Service, the investigation of the 6 million. The Deputy Minister for the Purchase of Rapid Coronavirus Rapid Tests worth one billion euros is suspected of a possible abuse of power, abuse of power, which could have caused significant damage to the state.
The Special Investigation Service is conducting another study on reagents worth more than 5 million euros for COVID-19. In this study, complaints of trafficking were made to Šarūnas Narbutas, former director of the Association for Oncology Care. During the investigation, the Minister of Health A. Veryga, the Vice Minister Kristina Garuolien Chance, the Chancellor of the Government Algirdas Stončaitis, the Vice Chancellor Lukas Savickas were also interviewed.
The two aforementioned acquisitions investigated by law enforcement agencies were carried out by the National Public Health Laboratory. Their leader Vytautas Zimnickas died a few weeks ago. Police have questioned the interim management of the laboratory.
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