Health minister is victim of bug

  • 2008-03-07
  • In cooperation with BNS
VILNIUS - A listening device has been detected in the office of Lithuanian Minister of Health, Rimvydas Turcinkas.

Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas has been informed about the incident following the discovery of the bug on March 5.

The minister's spokeswoman Rasa Eilunaviciene told BNS that the minister described the revelation as "unpleasant," but joked that it would simply reveal "how many good deeds were being done for patients."

The device was found by specialists from the Communication Regulation Service. "I can only confirm the fact. We found and removed the source of interference," said Deputy Director of the service Romualdas Leonavicius.

The incident will be investigated by law enforcement agencies, but no details have been released concerning who might have placed the bug in a meeting room adjacent to the minister's office.