"Some parts of the SSD's report should be known to the public and published. The public is strong when it’s informed, when it's not fed by rumors or conspiracy theories. This information is not always comfortable but it's better when people receive it from those who can directly provide it," Paulauskas told the Vilniaus Diena weekly.
"This institution should not be totally open. But, of course, we cannot hide all of those things as this is how various conspiracy theories emerge. Yes, one of the ways is to make the activity report available to the public. The public always has access to it and is aware," the politician said.
Paulauskas stressed that all decisions of the Committee on National Security and Defense will be known to the public, and the SSD will have to execute them.
The SSD published its reports for the first time in 2011. Until then, the department's reports would be discussed and evaluated during the Committee's closed-door meetings.
