[1][2] Law enforcement is weak,[3] corrupt[4] and is reputedly connected to organised crime.
Repeat offenders may also be subject to administrative arrest for up to thirty days[7] The following are offences under the criminal code:[8] Lithuania is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls subjected to sex trafficking.
[6] Articles 147 and 157 of the criminal code prohibit all forms of trafficking and prescribe penalties ranging from two to 12 years imprisonment.
[6] In March 2015, prosecutors announced an investigation into allegations that the director of an orphanage sexually exploited boys and operated a sex trafficking ring inside the institution, offering young boys to paedophiles.
Prosecutors will appeal the decision asking the higher instance court to sentence the criminals for human trafficking.