Both defendants exempted from criminal liability under a guarantor arrangement
Stage at which the case concluded
Two clients represented by our firm were accused of fraudulent accounting at the company where they worked. The prosecution alleged that they acted together as co-perpetrators and also forged, transported, and used documents.
The alleged offenses fell under Articles 222(1) and 300(1) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania. The court considered whether both defendants could be exempted from criminal liability on the basis of guarantors’ undertakings.
Kaunas Regional Court exempted both defendants from criminal liability and placed them under the responsibility of people close to them acting as guarantors. The arrangement lasted two years and required no security deposit.
Kaunas Regional Court exempted both defendants, charged under Criminal Code Articles 222(1) and 300(1), from criminal liability under a two-year guarantor arrangement, with no security deposit.