Ar galima pradėti apkaltą Seimo nariui už nusikaltimą, padarytą iki tampant Seimo nariu

Straipsnyje nagrinėjama apkaltos samprata, atskleidžiamas apkaltos pagrindų turinys, tyrinėjama, kokie asmenys apkaltos proceso tvarka gali būti pašalinti iš pareigų. Nagrinėjama, ar pagal Lietuvos Respublikos Konstituciją apkalta galima tik už veiksmus, kuriuos Konstitucijos 74 straipsnyje nurodyti asmenys padarė eidami šiame straipsnyje įvardytas pareigas, ar apkalta galima ir už veiksmus, padarytus iki užimant nurodytas pareigas. Teigiama, kad apkaltos proceso tvarka Seimo nario mandatą galima panaikinti už nusikaltimą, kurį asmuo padarė iki tapdamas Seimo nariu.

The Constitutional Court has not yet provided its interpretation whether impeachment is also possible for actions performed by the respective persons before they obtained the positions specified in in Article 74 of the Constitution. A systemic interpretation of the Constitution allows asserting that, according to Article 74 of the Constitution, impeachment must be instituted against the President and justices of the Constitutional Court, the President and justices of the Supreme Court, the President and judges of the Court of Appeal, as well as any members of the Seimas, not only for a crime committed by them at the time when they were holding the positions provided for in Article 74 of the Constitution, but also for a crime committed by them before obtaining the positions specified in the same article where a convicting court judgment in respect of them comes into force at the time when they are holding the positions specified in Article 74 of the Constitution.