Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) received 4,729 reports of corruption in 2022, the watchdog said on January 9.
“In 2022, almost 30% of the STT’s all pre-trial investigations were opened based on citizen reports. The majority of the received reports were about possible offences in the areas of health care, environmental protection, local government and justice,” said Mikas Bukauskas from the STT.
The service said it received 2,413 reports in 2020 and 4,350 in 2021.
Some 4.7% of reports in 2022 were anonymous, while 57 people were rewarded for information and paid more than 40,000 euros.
“This is almost twice as much as in 2021 when 31 people were paid 22,000 euros. The maximum amount paid per person is 2,500 euros after tax,” the report states. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
