In the LTG, we ensure the protection of whistleblowers who report possible infringements.

The Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers of the Republic of Lithuania establishes a mechanism for the protection of persons who have provided information on an irregularity in an institution with which they are or have been bound by service, employment or contractual relations. The Law also establishes the rights and obligations of persons who report infringements in institutions, the grounds and forms of their legal protection, and measures to protect, encourage and assist such persons, in order to provide adequate opportunities for the reporting of infringements of the law that threaten or violate the public interest, and to ensure the prevention and disclosure of such infringements.

The person providing information on the infringement may submit a notification to the competent body by email to [email protected]. It is recommended to submit the notification using the following form.

Confidentiality shall be ensured for the person who provided information on the infringement. The confidentiality requirement does not apply where:

1. the person submitting or providing information about the infringement requests it in writing;
2. the person provides knowingly false information.

Under the Law, information on infringements is provided on:

1. endangering public safety or health, or the life or health of a person;
2. environmental risks;
3. obstructing or improperly influencing investigations by law enforcement authorities or the administration of justice by the courts;
4. financing illegal activities;
5. illegal or non-transparent use of public funds or assets;
6. illegally acquired assets;
7. concealing the consequences of the infringement, obstructing the determination of the extent of the consequences;
8. other infringements.

A person can provide information about an infringement:

1. within the institution through an internal whistleblowing channel;
2. directly to the competent authority (prosecutor’s office);
3. publicly.

In order to effectively implement the provisions of the Law, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, by Resolution No. 129 of 14 February 2022 ‘On the implementation of the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers of the Republic of Lithuania’, approved:

1. Description of the procedure for remunerating whistleblowers for valuable information;
2. Description of the procedure for compensating whistleblowers for any adverse effects or potential effects resulting from the submission of a notification;
3. Description of the procedures for setting up and ensuring the functioning of internal whistleblowing channels.

Description of the procedures for the implementation and functioning of internal whistleblowing channels sets out the requirements for the implementation of internal whistleblowing channels in establishments, their functioning, the provision, investigation, handling and confidentiality of whistleblowing information within the establishment.

A person shall not incur any contractual or non-contractual liability, including liability for defamation, as a result of the provision of information on an infringement, if, when providing information on an infringement in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Law, he or she reasonably assumed that he or she was providing truthful information.

A person shall only be liable for damages resulting from the provision of information relating to an infringement if it is proved that the person could not reasonably have assumed that the information he or she provided was correct.

Providing information that is known to be false, as well as information that constitutes a state or official secret, does not entitle a person to any guarantees under the Law. A person who knowingly provides false information or who discloses a state or official secret or a professional secret shall be liable in accordance with the procedure laid down by law.

Competent persons who handle whistleblowing in the LTG group:

• Liuda Plechanova, Head of Business Security Prevention and Investigations, AB Lietuvos geležinkeliai, +370 661 81387;

The competent entity manages the internal whistleblowing channel, deals with whistleblowing information received through the channel and provides advice on the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers.