The parliament on 28 November voted by 99 to seven (all Conservatives) with two abstentions (both Christian Democrats) to change the rules for appointing the prosecutor general.
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30 November 2000 y., Thursday
The parliament on 28 November voted by 99 to seven (all Conservatives) with two abstentions (both Christian Democrats) to change the rules for appointing the prosecutor general. The prosecutor-general will be appointed by the president with the parliament's approval, rather than by the parliament on the recommendation of its Legal Affairs Committee.
Prosecutor-General Kazys Petnycia, who was appointed to a seven-year term in 1997, will have to resign and will serve as acting head until his replacement is appointed. Petnycia has been severely criticized as a tool of the former Conservative government and for his failure to combat increasing crime. Some deputies had called for a no-confidence vote to oust him.
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