VILNIUS — Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice announced Tuesday that it is launching an investigation into the construction of a prison hospital complex in the village of Pravieniškės, alleging that millions of euros were wasted on faulty work.

The Pravieniškės prison hospital, located in the rural community 20 km west of Kaunas, was constructed from 2004 to 2008 at a cost of [private_supervisor]26 million litai (€7.5 million). However, an independent inspection of the facility in May found numerous technical and building code errors, so much so that parts of the facility will need to be torn down and reconstructed, bringing the total cost of the project to 46 million litai (€13.3 million).

“The report’s findings are indeed alarming and casts suspicion that the reconstruction of the building was conducted in compliance with legal requirements and that the funds could have been used in a non-transparent and fraudulent way,” Minister of Justice Remigijus Šimašius said in a statement to the press.

The ministry alleged that a large number of illegal restrictions and faulty paperwork with the procurement, including up to 50 irregularities, were used to funnel money out of the project.

The General Prosecutor’s Office will conduct the investigation. Details such as which companies were involved in the procurement are not being released. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]26 million litai (€7.5 million). However, an independent inspection of the facility in May found numerous technical and building code errors, so much so that parts of the facility will need to be torn down and reconstructed, bringing the total cost of the project to 46 million litai (€13.3 million).

“The report’s findings are indeed alarming and casts suspicion that the reconstruction of the building was conducted in compliance with legal requirements and that the funds could have been used in a non-transparent and fraudulent way,” Minister of Justice Remigijus Šimašius said in a statement to the press.

The ministry alleged that a large number of illegal restrictions and faulty paperwork with the procurement, including up to 50 irregularities, were used to funnel money out of the project.

The General Prosecutor’s Office will conduct the investigation. Details such as which companies were involved in the procurement are not being released. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]26 million litai (€7.5 million). However, an independent inspection of the facility in May found numerous technical and building code errors, so much so that parts of the facility will need to be torn down and reconstructed, bringing the total cost of the project to 46 million litai (€13.3 million).

“The report’s findings are indeed alarming and casts suspicion that the reconstruction of the building was conducted in compliance with legal requirements and that the funds could have been used in a non-transparent and fraudulent way,” Minister of Justice Remigijus Šimašius said in a statement to the press.

The ministry alleged that a large number of illegal restrictions and faulty paperwork with the procurement, including up to 50 irregularities, were used to funnel money out of the project.

The General Prosecutor’s Office will conduct the investigation. Details such as which companies were involved in the procurement are not being released. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]26 million litai (€7.5 million). However, an independent inspection of the facility in May found numerous technical and building code errors, so much so that parts of the facility will need to be torn down and reconstructed, bringing the total cost of the project to 46 million litai (€13.3 million).

“The report’s findings are indeed alarming and casts suspicion that the reconstruction of the building was conducted in compliance with legal requirements and that the funds could have been used in a non-transparent and fraudulent way,” Minister of Justice Remigijus Šimašius said in a statement to the press.

The ministry alleged that a large number of illegal restrictions and faulty paperwork with the procurement, including up to 50 irregularities, were used to funnel money out of the project.

The General Prosecutor’s Office will conduct the investigation. Details such as which companies were involved in the procurement are not being released. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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