There is a big surprise: it will now become the norm for members of the Seimas to take out loans in boxes from vodka

 "Aušrinė Norkienė, the elder of the Lithuanian Peasants 'and Greens' Union (LVŽS) faction, did not hide her surprise with such a court verdict." I was surprised. and prosecutors will be principled no matter who the accused or the defendants are, and they will appeal," - said the parliamentarian. "Strange decision." In addition, according to her, politicians may have influenced the course of the case." Who can deny: perhaps these are political matters, political orders," -said the member of the Seimas. "The next question is about the same judges, it's a new debate again. I tend to believe that justice and the judicial system in our country are working, fair to everyone. There are many different people and I think that we will all have work to do in the future,” - said A. Norkienė

 

    "This is one of the most horrific days in the history of Lithuanian justice"

 

    Vytautas Bakas, the former chairman of the Seimas National Security and Defense Committee, did not hide his shock after such a court decision. "I think that this sentence will shock the majority of the society and I think it is one of the most horrific days in the history of Lithuanian justice in general. In practice, this decision legitimizes political corruption, because what both lawyers and the public considered political corruption to be now is a legal activity: it is possible to negotiate party funding, to cover it up with some kind of debt notes, "the parliamentarian claimed. He expressed hope that prosecutors would appeal the verdict. "The Lithuanian justice system is characterized by an extremely high standard of proof here. If we translate it into human language, the courts have developed a practice in which the burden of proof is much higher than in any OECD country and where it becomes impossible to prove corruption. This is not a remark of mine, but objective statement of international institutions," - V. Bakas emphasized."