It will be examined in the procedure of oral proceedings in a public hearing, the court informed.
The Seimas appealed to the Supreme Court, asking it to assess whether P. Gražulis did not break the oath of the Seimas member and grossly violated the Constitution by voting for Linas Jonauskas, a social democrat who was sitting next to him in the Seimas hall.
P. Gražulis, MP Andrius Vyšniauskas, one of the initiators of the impeachment, MP, L. Jonauskas, Andrius Palionis, Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius, Rytis Petronis, analyst and programmer of the Information Systems Department of the Seimas Chancellery, are invited to the CT session.
On June 1, the Seimas confirmed the impeachment commission’s conclusion that there are grounds to start impeachment proceedings against Mr. Gražulis.
The commission, based on the totality of factual circumstances, concluded that this politician voted not only for himself, but also for L. Jonauskas during the evening session on the adoption of the Seimas resolution on September 15, 2022, and in this way acted dishonestly, showed disrespect for the Constitution and laws, discredited the Seimas , as the authority of the Nation’s representation.
Mr. Gražulis claims that he does not remember whether he voted for his colleague, and has called the initiative to impeach him a political crackdown by the ruling majority.
The video captures the MP extending his hand to vote, but it is not clear whether he pressed the button. At that time, L. Jonauskas admits that he did not vote, although his vote was registered in the electronic system.
In 2010, due to the fact that the Seimas voted for his colleague Linas Karalais, who was abroad at the time, an impeachment was organized for both Aleksandrs Sacharuks, who did this, and L. Karalis himself. Then, after the voting, L. Karalius lost his parliamentary mandate, and A. Sacharuk managed to preserve it with a majority of several votes.
Mr. Gražulis is also at risk of impeachment due to the fact that he has been convicted of abuse, because in 2015-2017 he acted in the interests of the frozen food production company “Judex” registered in Kaunas, and illegally interfered in the activities of civil servants in Lithuania and Russia.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Lithuania confirmed the verdicts of the previous courts that the politician abused the official position of a member of the Seimas and caused great non-pecuniary damage to the state as a result. This verdict is final and non-appealable.
In addition, the prosecutors want to file charges against this member of the Seimas for publicly insulting and mocking homosexuals. Next week, the parliament plans to vote on whether to revoke Mr. Gražulis’ legal immunity.
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2024-08-29 23:38:15