Social Democrats leader sees no responsibility for prime minister or ministers in registry data leak

The leader of Lithuania’s Social Democratic Party, Mindaugas Sinkevičius, has stated he sees no political responsibility for Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė or relevant ministers in the mass data leak from the Centre of Registers (RC), LRT reports.

Speaking to TV3 on Tuesday, Sinkevičius said he did not currently observe grounds to attribute blame to the government leadership. “Looking at how this situation has evolved, I don’t see any responsibility on the part of the prime minister or the ministers—they didn’t leak the data,” he said. However, he noted that questions of political accountability could arise later, following the investigation.

President Gitanas Nausėda criticised the decision not to inform the public earlier about the breach, rejecting claims that prosecutors had prohibited disclosure. “You cannot hide behind any demands from the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding why this wasn’t announced sooner,” Nausėda stated. He argued that public notification would have allowed citizens to take protective measures, reducing potential risks.

The Prosecutor General’s Office has maintained that early disclosure of the pre-trial investigation could have obstructed procedural actions. The probe into the leak—potentially involving over 600,000 property registry records and damages exceeding €111,000—was launched on April 15, the same day authorities were alerted.

Former RC director Adrijus Jusas, who resigned on Monday, claimed the large-scale breach was detected in early April but that legal restrictions tied to the investigation limited public disclosure. He stated that the Economy and Innovation Ministry and the National Crisis Management Centre were immediately informed.

Prime Minister Ruginienė and Economy Minister Edvinas Grikšas had urged Jusas to step down after details of the leak emerged. Conservative leader Laurynas Kasčiūnas suggested Russian military intelligence (GRU) cyber units may have been behind the operation.

Lithuanian residents can now check via the RC website whether their personal data was compromised in the breach.