At the court
Politics

Supreme Court chairman wants embattled judge to step down

Viktoras Aidukas, judge of the Criminal Trials Division at the Supreme Court of Lithuania who has been questioned as special witness in the influence peddling probe conducted by the Special Investigation Service, should step down from office, says Supreme Court chairman Rimvydas Norkus. […]

At the Labour Party's HQ
Politics

Businessman suspected in probe into influence peddling in Labour Party’s case

Suspicions have been brought against Arūnas Cicėnas, a co-owner of the road marking firm Kasandros Grupė, as part of a law-enforcement probe into suspected influence peddling in the Lithuanian Supreme Court’s hearing of the Lithuanian Labour Party‘s fraudulent bookkeeping case, according to unofficial information available to BNS. […]

Refugees
Society

Refugees to be relocated only to municipalities ready to accept them – SocMin

Refugees will be relocated from camps in Greece, Turkey or Italy directly to Lithuanian municipalities that will be willing and ready to take them in, Social Security and Labour Minister Linas Kukuraitis said on Friday. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius, Ramūnas Karbauskis, Saulius Skvernelis
CORPORATE

100 Days. Karbauskis – down, Skvernelis – up, Butkevičius – to outer space

One has already wallowed a good amount in scandals, the other has voluntarily chosen to remain in the shadows, while the third has successfully manoeuvred through and is reigning at the top of the ratings. […]