Lithuania 'turning decisively away' from political corruption, defending free speech - president

  • 2016-06-09
  • BNS/TBT STAFF/VILNIUS
The Lithuanian political system is cleansing itself of corruption, nomenclatura privileges, and influence peddling, President Dalia Grybauskaite said on Thursday. According to the president, ongoing law-enforcement investigations into political corruption are "part of a consistent process of cleansing from corruption and oligarchic self-will." "We are doing the right thing when turning decisively away from the disreputable practices popularly known as the ‘Vijunele estate,’ ‘buy an elephant,’ or ‘in-laws and ...
 
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