The Seimas Rejected the President's Veto on Easing Sentences for Abuse.

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On Thursday, Parliament rejected the President ' s veto and re-approved the amendments to the Penal Code, which reduced the penalties for abuse of office by politicians and officials, and the crime itself was reclassified from being of moderate gravity.

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On Thursday, the Seimas is set to decide on the controversial amendments to the Criminal Code (CC) vetoed by President Gitanas Nausėda, which mitigate the liability of abusive politicians. The parliamentarians will decide whether to once again support the document adopted by the Seimas in September or to agree with the country's leader's proposal to consider the amendments to the CC that mitigate punishments as not adopted. By the way, on Wedn…