VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has dismissed two district judges for misconduct as part of an ongoing campaign to clean up the judicial system.
The president signed a decree removing Kaunas District Court Judge Arvydas Stankas and Vilnius District Court Judge Zenonas Birstonas from office on March 29. Both were accussed of discrediting the legal system - Stankus for falsifying documents and Birstonas after he was arrested for public drunkeness.
Following a pledge to clean up the legal system Grybauskaite removed four other judges from office last year. According to Lithuanian law, a presidential decree is the only way to remove a judge from office.
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