Some believe that impeachment proceedings against the parliamentarian should be initiated immediately, as the Court of Appeal’s decision takes effect from the date of its announcement, even though it can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Lithuania (LAT).
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Others argue that it would be better to wait for the final LAT decision, because if it were to decide differently from lower instance courts, irreparable damage would be done to the politician and the state.
The Statute of the Seimas stipulates that the parliament, “having received a copy of an enforceable conviction of a court for a crime committed by a person before taking office, when the fact of the crime became known while the person was holding these duties, adopts a resolution to initiate impeachment proceedings in the Seimas against this person.”
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In such a case, the Seimas does not even need to apply to the Constitutional Court; impeachment procedures in parliament are sufficient for the decision.
However, the Seimas has made different decisions regarding the impeachment of convicted parliamentarians; various approaches were taken even in the previous term.
