The drama began more than a week ago when the now former mayor of Marijampolė, P. Isoda, heard an unfavorable decision from the Lithuanian Court of Appeal.
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The lower instance, i.e. the Kaunas District Court decision, was favorable to P. Isoda, but the appellate court judges overturned everything: on July 9, the politician was found guilty of abuse of office, fraud, and forgery or handling of a forged document.
In addition to a 10,000 euro fine, P. Isoda was also banned from holding elected office for three years, and once the decision became final, his powers were recognized as terminated immediately.
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The ruling Social Democrats intended to elect a new interim mayor of Marijampolė immediately and chose a replacement, but it turned out that the politician projected as an interim mayor also encountered problems with the Special Investigation Service (STT).
So additional political maneuvers were needed – one political sacrifice – so that the ruling party could appoint their third preferred politician as mayor, i.e. Vice Mayor Valdas Tumelis.
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