According to the commission, politicians, being members of the Telšiai District Municipality Council Anti-Corruption Commission, did not recuse themselves from issues related to the municipality’s Control and Audit Service report on the use of allowances by council members during the 2019–2023 term.
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According to the VTEK, the audit report was directly related to the private interests of the politicians themselves, as it assessed their expenses, and based on the report, the municipality had proposed the return of improperly used funds.
Furthermore, the report’s data was later used in processes conducted by the prosecutor’s office, as well as in civil cases regarding the recovery of funds or the assessment of circumstances related to expenses.
According to VTEK, due to these circumstances, A. Bacevičius, M. Serva, and R. Adomaitis had a private interest in resolving issues related to the validity of the audit report, its conclusions, and recommendations, and therefore had to clearly recuse themselves and no longer participate in discussions or decision-making.
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Nevertheless, they participated in discussing issues related to the aforementioned audit report and in making decisions.
A. Bacevičius, as the chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission, participated in the meeting on June 25, 2025, discussing his own letter regarding the audit report, voted on initiating an investigation, and signed the meeting minutes. On July 2, he also signed an assignment for a commission member to conduct this investigation, and on August 26, he participated in discussing the audit report, voted on appealing to the Municipal Council, and signed the meeting minutes.
Meanwhile, M. Serva and R. Adomaitis participated in the meeting on June 25, discussing the issue of initiating an investigation in the Anti-Corruption Commission regarding the validity of the report, and on August 26, they voted at the meeting for an appeal to the Municipal Council regarding the formation of a commission to evaluate the actions of the Control and Audit Service.
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