NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED
OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE
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liable according to the criminal law, but the punishment
may be reduced based on Article 59 of the Criminal
Code. In this case, compulsory medical treatment is not
imposed.
In the above cases, the court may apply one of the
following compulsory medical treatment measures94:
1. Out-patient observation under the conditions of
primary mental health care;
2. In-patient observation under the conditions of a
general observation at specialised mental health
care establishments;
3. In-patient observation under the conditions of an
enhanced observation at specialised mental health
care establishments;
4. In-patient observation under the conditions of a
strict observation at specialised mental health care
establishments.
Article 98 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania,2000, No.
VIII-1968. Available at: https://bit.ly/40gCcvw.
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