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Former MP Sarunas Gustainis, one of the defendants in a high-profile political corruption trial involving MG Baltic and two political parties, says charges that he took a bribe from the business group in exchange for initiating certain law amendments "were plucked out of thin air".

Gintaras Steponavicius, a Lithuanian MP charged with abuse in a high-profile political corruption trial involving MG Baltic, one of the country's biggest business groups, doubts if secret recordings of his conversations and his earlier testimony were correctly reflected in the case.

The Baltic News Agency offers a preview of some of the key political and public events in Lithuania in 2020, including the next parliamentary election, a visit by the French president, and the court's ruling in a high-profile political corruption trial involving Eligijus Masiulis, a former leader of...

Vilnius Regional Court on Tuesday ruled that a court of lower instance justly ruled early this year that MP Vytautas Bakas did damage to the MG Baltic business group's reputation when he likened the company to an organized criminal group and said it had caused damage to the state.

MG Baltic, one of Lithuania's largest business groups, maintained no relations with political parties, Darius Mockus, its owner, said in court on Monday.

Eligijus Masiulis, ex-leader of Lithuania's Liberal Movement, accused of accepting a bribe, claims the country's former President Dalia Grybauskaite had asked him to convince representatives of the MG Baltic business group to ensure her positive coverage by media outlets they own.

With little time left to the municipal and direct mayoral elections, political party leaders are pondering, which city and region bastions they will hold on to and where they have chances to break through. The Social Democrats, Liberal Movement and Order and Justice Party remain modest both about in...

The graft case involving eight judges is the greatest blow to Lithuanian judges and courts since independence was recovered. It is correctly emphasised that we should not rush to conclusions and that currently the suspects only stand accused and their guilt has not been proven.

On Tuesday, the Lithuanian Court of Appeals rejected Vytautas Gapšys defence attorney’s complaint, which requested the withdrawal of restrictions on the accused, a written pledge to not leave the country, a press release states according to lrt.lt.

According to information obtained by the LRT Television show Panorama, at least 6 companions of Algirdas Paleckis are under suspicion in the spying case. One of them is the leader of the Socialist People’s Front created by A. Paleckis and is also a figure in the MG Baltic case. Meanwhile, Jedinstvo ...

Vilnius Regional Court is starting viewing video recordings submitted to court as part of the high-profile political corruption case. So far, the court has listened to sound recordings only.

Vilnius Regional Court is set on Monday to continue hearing the high-profile political corruption case.

Darius Mockus, president and the sole shareholder of the MG Baltic business group, has been ordered by a Vilnius court to pay the state almost 2 million euros in taxes for the shares in Minvista, an investment company, he and his wife sold several years ago.

The Vilnius Regional Court decided on Friday to adjourn the proceedings in a major political corruption case involving MG Baltic, one of Lithuania's largest business groups, to give time to a new defense lawyer of Šarūnas Gustainis, a defendant, to read the case-file.

MG Baltic, one of Lithuania's largest business group, is claiming 20,000 euros from Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK), in compensation for non-material damage to its reputation.

The Seimas accepted on Thursday the resignation of Edmundas Vaitekūnas as chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK).

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for setting up a new commission to investigate unlawful influence on political processes during the tenure of two previous governments.

Lithuanian lawmakers are expected to decide on Tuesday whether or not to open a new parliamentary investigation into influence on political processes and public authorities.

Vytautas Gapšys, a former vice-chairman of the Lithuanian Labor Party who is standing trial on corruption charges, says that the case is political.