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Trečiadienį pritarus ministrų kabinetui, buvo nuspręsta, kad dėl vis labiau blogėjančios epidemiologinės situacijos šalyje, nuo rugpjūčio 1–osios dienos, šeštadienio, vėl įsigalios nurodymas dėvėti apsauginę veido kaukę uždarose viešose vietose. Operacijų vadovą Aurelijų Verygą pavaduojantis teising...
Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevicius has called on the European Union to improve its existing legislation or to adopt new legal acts to ensure that the bloc's citizens are protected from political prosecution by third countries.
Lithuania's Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevicius on Thursday introduced the chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to the high-profile January 13 case, and also informed about the prosecution of the case's investigators and judges, launched by Ru...
On Tuesday, the Seimas passed amendments to the political party law prepared by the Ministry of Justice. The amendments will allow EU member state citizens living in Lithuania to easier become members of Lithuanian political parties, lrt.lt writes.
It has been proposed that lesser punishments such as house arrest or community service would be set for minor penalties. According to Minister of Justice Elvinas Jankevičius, this would not only reduce the likelihood of repeat offences, but would also save taxpayer money, lrt.lt writes.
Lithuania's Ministry of Justice is working on a project which, if fully implemented, should contribute to reducing the number of prisoners in the country by one fifth, Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius said on Friday.
Specialists are finishing the plan on the relocation of Lukiškės Remand Prison from central Vilnius, Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says.
The Lithuanian parliament passed on Thursday a bill banning third-country consultants from advising Lithuanian political parties and candidates during elections.
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday made the first step towards bringing the hope of release to those sentenced to life imprisonment.
Government officials from eight EU member states, including Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius, have met in Tallinn to discuss closer cooperation in investigating communist regimes' crimes.
Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius is doubting the effectiveness of halfway houses and calls for considering other measures for inmates with good behavior to finish their sentences.
Lithuania's Ministry of Justice is initiative swift eviction of Lukiškės Remand Prison from central Vilnius.
400-450 inmates would be affected by proposed amnesty in Lithuania, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius said on Tuesday after meeting with Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.
Lithuania's Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius on Friday slammed an attack on an Ecuadorian in Vilnius, calling it a "xenophobic" crime.
Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius and Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis are the richest members of Lithuania's Cabinet. And Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga accumulated the lowest amount of assets and savings last year.
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis on Monday accused Moscow of putting pressure on Lithuanians officials after Russia launched a probe against the judges and prosecutors working on the January 13 case.
An amnesty on the occasion of Lithuania's centenary and the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, proposed by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, is worth discussing, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says.
Prisoners from Lukiškės Prison in central Vilnius will be moved to other correctional facilities in three or four years, Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says.
The Lithuanian Justice Ministry is considering turning to law-enforcement bodies over irregularities identified during an audit of the Prison Department, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius said on Monday.
The Lithuanian Justice Ministry will ask the Seimas to amend laws after the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a legislative provision that gives priority to people who have completed their military service over other applicants for public service jobs runs counter to the Constitution.
