foreign “checklists” in Jonava municipality could be carried for more than 17 years

Žilvinas Galvovas, a member of the Jonava Municipal Council, who convicted the Chekiukai case, says he was able to bring foreign payment receipts and receive cash benefits in Jonava municipality for more than 17 years, and seeing older politicians, he did not think he was committing criminal.

« Bring other council members, bringing checks for fuel and those amounts justify, well, well … just after I went, I went downstream and that’s why I am most angry with myself that I always have a very critical appreciation of such things. Members are doing, ”said a member of the Council in court.

He answered the journalist’s question whether any of the council members were in conflict with such unlawful acts, and he answered negatively.

« No. Has it been common for everyone or no one thought. When you came in the first term and you didn’t understand all the thinnesses, it seemed nonsense, but that’s the process, » said Ž. Gotovo.

However, he was hesitant to assess the case of the Mayor of the Municipality of the Supreme Court of Lithuania (LAT), Mindaugas Sinkevičius, when the mayor’s « check » case was terminated.

I did not get the wealth of that money, I have no assets without the machine, and it has been purchased with a partial loan.

« I just think the Supreme Court assessed all the circumstances very qualified. I and at first instance said that there were no elements of intent. I really did not come or think of how to take that municipal money here and how to seize them all. I did not load the wealth, I have no assets of the machine, and it has been purchased with a partial loan, ”said Ž. Gotovo.

The case has been examined by appeal

On Tuesday, the Lithuanian Court of Appeal examined Ž. A complaint of Galova regarding the judgment issued by Kaunas Regional Court last October for falsification or possession of documents and the misappropriation of the property.

The Court of First Instance found a member of the municipal council guilty of more than 10 thousand. misappropriation of funds. Most of the money is already returned by a member of the council.

He was members of the Liberal Movement, 15 thousand were allocated to the potential. a fine of EUR 1 million, as well as a criminal measure, is the right to be elected or appointed by the state and municipal authorities and their bodies and entities for 3 years. This means that Ž. Galov would result in a member of the council as a member of the judgment. The verdict is not yet effective because it is appealed.

I really don’t feel a criminal in this situation.

« I do not know if I will continue to pursue a political career. I think I am biting, the moral aspect is much more important to me – I don’t think I’m worthy of criminal liability because the state tells you that you are a criminal.

He said he had already lost his job due to the « checklist » case – after the first instance court’s judgment had to leave the post of director of Kaunas Sports School Gaja. Kaunas Municipality expressed his desire to leave this position.

If the judgment in the Czech case remains, Ž. Gamov would no longer be able to work with children, because the abuse for which he is convicted is attributed to serious crimes.

« I am studying a Master of Education, I want to work with children, maybe start a coaching work, » said Ž. Gotovo. He currently works in the Lithuanian Handball Federation.

Asks to transfer guarantors to Mom

On the eve of the hearing, Ž. Galovas and his lawyer filed a request to the court to exempt from criminal liability under the surety and to refer to the responsibility of his mother, Jonava District Municipality Eglė Galvovienė as a guarantor.

If the court was relied on by the LAT ruling in the case of Jonava Mayor M. Sinkevičius and the abuse of the case, the fraud and falsification of documents, as a minor offense, would be asked for a surety institute.

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The Court of Appeal was informed that E. Galoviene was worthy of trust, she negatively appreciated her son’s actions: her son hurt the values ​​of protected values, family reputation, her mother encouraged the public and voters to acknowledge mistakes, the son asked and addressed the residents and apologized 237 euros unjustifiably used funds.

« This behavior will not happen in the future, and the mother is convinced that a young politician has fallen into the formed illegal action, surrendered, and older colleagues have said so, » the court said.

E. Galovienė, who works as a chief specialist in the Department of Territorial Planning and Urban Development in Jonava District Municipality, is described as an honest, proactive, exemplary worker.

Do not disrupt a young man, a politician’s career, sorry.

« Do not disrupt the career of a young person, a politician, I am sorry, » E. Galovienė applied to court.

Many Ž. During the age of thanksgiving and studies, Judge Virginija Liudvinavičienė listed about half an hour thanks to the case for winnings in chemistry, mathematics, literary Olympiads, and art reading competitions.

« Participated in the seminar » Love Lessons « , thanks for the organization of volleyball competitions, the day of suicide prevention, thanks to President Dalia Grybauskaitė, in 2015 – Minister of Social Security and Labor Algimanta Pabedinskienė, » the judge said.

Ž. The public biography of Galvo announces that he was a public consultant of Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, a member of the Seimas member, director of Jonava Volleyball Association, elder of Jonava City Eldership School.

2013 14 February Together with Jonava Jeronimas Rally Gymnasium received the award – the flag of the Republic of Lithuania – from President Dalia Grybauskaitė for her merits in promoting citizenship and patriotism, commemorating the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania.

Ž. Gamov also provided the court with data that he donated books to libraries, donated to Ukraine, Jonava and Alytus Firefighters, Children’s Christmas Gifts, and the poor. However, this could not be provided by the supporting data and checks.

« There are 95 bank cards in your case, you were collecting those checks, and not, » noted Judge V. Liudvinavičienė.

During the investigation, law enforcement officials found that the expenses incurred by 95 different bank cards were even used, and foreign bank cards were even used.

According to the case, Ž. Gotovo from 2019 April 11th by 2023 On 17 April 2004, as a member of Jonava Municipal Council, he was able to deliberately and systematically falsify the documents – 55 advance accounts, providing allegedly inconsistent data on uninhabited fuel, telephone, transport costs as related to the activity of a Council member.

As the prosecutor’s office points out, Ž. Galovas acquired more than 10.5 thousand by fraudulent financial documents by submitting the municipal bookkeeping, suspected of fake financial documents. funds of Jonava District Municipality Administration.

« In the first instance, I was going to go without a defense counsel. With no legal casualty, I could not formulate some things, I sincerely believed that I did not make the documents that falsification in the legal system is otherwise defined. The public expects the help of politicians. Gotovo.

At that time, the Prosecutor General’s Office believes that Ž. The complaint must be dismissed.

« The actions were purposefully carried out, there is a direct relationship between the convict’s actions, acted unlawfully to achieve financial benefits, such actions did not lose danger, » prosecutor Darius Valys told the court.

The Court of Appeal will announce its decision on May 14.