“Complaints of citizens about the abuse of authority or bureaucratic intransigence by state and municipal officials (with the exception of judges) shall be examined by the Seimas Ombudsmen, who shall have the right to submit a proposal before a court for dismissing the guilty officials from office. The powers of the Seimas Ombudsmen shall be established by law. The Seimas shall also establish, when necessary, other institutions of control. Their system and powers shall be established by law.”
The Seimas Ombudsmen examine citizens' complaints about abuse of office or bureaucratic intransigence by state and municipal officials (except judges) and may propose to a court that guilty officials be dismissed. Their powers are set by law. When necessary, the Seimas also establishes other institutions of control.
If an official at a municipality or the migration service unreasonably delays an application or behaves bureaucratically, a person can complain to a Seimas Ombudsman, who investigates and may propose that the official at fault be disciplined or dismissed.
The exam asks who examines citizens' complaints about abuse and bureaucracy by officials, the Seimas Ombudsmen, and what exception applies: they do not examine judges.
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