LRT English Newsletter – May 29, 2026.
Goodbye to registry data of over 600,000 people.
The news first broke last Friday when the 15min news website and the General Prosecutor’s Office announced the leak. But the manner in which it came to light is worrying. According to a 15min reporter, Jūratė Damulytė, the prosecutors only informed the public after receiving questions from journalists.
Critics immediately piled the blame on our elected officials, even urging the prime minister to resign. The main issue, they said, was that the authorities kept silent for months.
So what’s next?
