Case Against Marijampolė Council Member Brazys Sent to Court
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Prosecutors sent the criminal case against Marijampolė council member Algirdas Brazys to the Marijampolė District Court.
- Brazys faces accusations of abuse of office, fraud, document forgery and handling forged documents.
- The case is part of the so-called “receipts” investigation, according to the prosecutor’s office and Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service.
A criminal case against Marijampolė municipal council member Algirdas Brazys has been sent to the Marijampolė District Court.
The Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office accuses Brazys of abuse of office, fraud, document forgery and handling forged documents.
According to a statement from the prosecutor’s office and the Special Investigation Service, the case is part of the so-called “receipts” affair. The charges will now be considered by the district court.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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