Corruption plagues Lithuania’s prison labour system – LRT Investigation
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Indrė Makaraitytė, LRT Investigation Team, LRT.lt2021.04.15 08:00
A state-owned company manufacturing goods by employing prison labour stands at the centre of a complicated alleged corruption scheme, linking to a former justice minister as well as senior officials in the country s prison system. LRT Investigation Team reports.
In January, the Lithuanian Prison Department’s Criminal Intelligence Unit announced a pre-trial investigation into influence peddling and embezzlement at the state-owned company Mūsų Amatai.
Suspicions were then brought against the company’s director, Vytautas Grinius.
Scandals have been plaguing the company for several years. In 2019, Mūsų Amatai faced restructuring in order to repay nearly 1 million euros of debt. The state-owned firm employs prison labour to manufacture various goods, mostly furniture used in schools.