Warning: Do not take small bribes. Do not take bribes without a loan note

Signature: Lithuania's ruling elite.

 

     "In March, the media reported that the State Accreditation Service for Health Care had revoked the surgeon 's license to Kęstutis Strupas, a former head of Santara' s clinics.

 

    Last December, the Vilnius Regional Court upheld a first-instance court ruling that Mr Strupas was found guilty of petty bribery and that a patient who had given him illegal compensation was guilty of petty bribery. The court found that K. Strupas, as the general director and practicing surgeon of Santara's clinics, took a bribe of 100 euros from a patient in January 2018 for performing the operation on her by himself at the time she wanted.

 

    K. Strupas was forced to pay 5 thousand EUR, the patient - 4.5 thousand EUR  fines. Former Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has criticized the decision against Strupas, saying that political ambitions deprive people of access to specialist care, which could lead to a deterioration in their quality of life."

 

The problem is that Lithuanian ruling elite is not concerned about our quality of life.