15min reports that searches were conducted at the residences of Robertas Puchovičius, Kęstutis Bilius, Daiva Žebelienė, Lina Šukytė-Korsakė, and Tadas Sadauskis.
FNTT officers also visited the Kelmė district municipality building, where Remigijus Žemaitaitis’s office is located, as he was elected to the Seimas in this single-member constituency.
The pre-trial investigation is related to the rental of cars to the party by the leader of the “Aušriečiai” and the party’s vice-chairwoman Daiva Petkevičienė. No charges have been filed against anyone yet.
It was precisely because of these politicians’ car rentals to the party that the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) made a decision in March, stating that the party had grossly violated the law.
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As a result, “Nemuno aušra” lost a substantial grant – nearly 242 thousand euros. However, this is not the end, as this summer the CEC made another painful decision for this party, which is currently being appealed in court.
What awaits “Nemuno aušra”?
CEC chair Lina Petronienė 15min in a special broadcast revealed that this decision will determine whether the party will lose an even larger grant.
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