Latvia cuts in investigations of corruption from regular bad. It is not usually involve the small things that do as traffic policemen sanctions in the short official channels, but often the obtaining of benefits by taking advantage of his position much is an open secret, without there being ever managed the "big fish" to bring down. The port city Ventpils their companies Ventsbunkers and Ventspils Nafta and the mayor of the municipality, Aivars Lembergs, who was not the first time in court and even a few months in 2007 was imprisoned, is one of the most famous cases.
A little forgotten fall is the scandal, some three million missing Lat. 1995 Banka Baltija had collapsed due to their pyramid schemes. The liquidator David Berry wanted to get eight million from the utility Latvenergo to cater to the demands of creditors, but the company declared that it is unable to repay. Then a business through Liechtenstein was threaded, should get from where Berry now five million, and the Liechtenstein should get the eight of Latvenergo later. After Berry had received his money, it was learned that Latverngo had to have eight million already in advance to Liechtenstein.
A great moral scandal at that time also, because many small investors lost their money. The head of the bank, Aleksander Lavent declared himself for the past fifteen years for unfit to be tried for health Greens. Whether a process would, however, can clarify something, is not certain. The then investigating committee of the parliament failed as well. The journalist Jānis Domburs and the former collaborator of Transparency International, Inese Voika published the book "Course nozaga 3 miljonus?" - Who stole the three million. A tough read, at which it is difficult to three sides, whether the execution of many of the mentioned People to follow.
is also obscure the figure of Vladimir Vaškevičs, whose history in contrast to the previous one tends to become infinite. In May 2007, the vehicle of the then Chief of the Criminal Division of the Customs was destroyed by an explosive device. Was arrested Edgars Gulbis, who had previously been active among others in the State Security Service and the President's office. In the fall Gulbis escaped under mysterious circumstances during a transfer from a police car when he just crossed the river Daugava. Gulbis leapt into the Daugava and was picked up by his partner, which was located nearby. Gulbis was but re-arrested. Neither stop nor escape have been elucidated. Vaškevičs was transferred to the Treasury, where he was responsible for combating organized crime.
is now Vaškevičs by the Anti-Corruption Agency has been arrested. Man accused in having paid 50,000 euros bribes to employees of the tax office to ensure monitoring of the taxes to prevent specific people. Finance Minister Andris Vilks explained that under those circumstances no longer Vaškevičs course work in Finance. According to his lawyer had just been Vaškevičs letters to the Finance Ministry and the Anti-Corruption Agency sent, indicating that he expected provocations against him.
journalists have now identified further details, therefore Vaškevičs has acted in the interest of a concrete contractor in the Riga Free Port. It should concern Vasilij Roskov who is in transit business. Problems were, therefore, with a cargo of frozen chicken meat. Usually, you have declared as such goods transit business to Russia, but ultimately sold in Latvia, the Latvian government is cheated of the corresponding tax revenues.
The money was on during a meeting at a bowling alley at the head of the customs administration in financial management, while the nation spellbound the events in Jēkabpils looked Talis Kravalis passed. The two officials have known each other since the 80's when they started to work about the same time the Riga Customs. This mean the journalists a fight to have come to the track, tried in the Kravalis to limit the influence of Vaškevičs within the Treasury. To this end, wrestled with the question of who the criminal division of the duty is assumed.
The sum of 50,000 € is considered a major case of corruption, the threat of a prison sentence of three to eight years.
A little forgotten fall is the scandal, some three million missing Lat. 1995 Banka Baltija had collapsed due to their pyramid schemes. The liquidator David Berry wanted to get eight million from the utility Latvenergo to cater to the demands of creditors, but the company declared that it is unable to repay. Then a business through Liechtenstein was threaded, should get from where Berry now five million, and the Liechtenstein should get the eight of Latvenergo later. After Berry had received his money, it was learned that Latverngo had to have eight million already in advance to Liechtenstein.
A great moral scandal at that time also, because many small investors lost their money. The head of the bank, Aleksander Lavent declared himself for the past fifteen years for unfit to be tried for health Greens. Whether a process would, however, can clarify something, is not certain. The then investigating committee of the parliament failed as well. The journalist Jānis Domburs and the former collaborator of Transparency International, Inese Voika published the book "Course nozaga 3 miljonus?" - Who stole the three million. A tough read, at which it is difficult to three sides, whether the execution of many of the mentioned People to follow.
is also obscure the figure of Vladimir Vaškevičs, whose history in contrast to the previous one tends to become infinite. In May 2007, the vehicle of the then Chief of the Criminal Division of the Customs was destroyed by an explosive device. Was arrested Edgars Gulbis, who had previously been active among others in the State Security Service and the President's office. In the fall Gulbis escaped under mysterious circumstances during a transfer from a police car when he just crossed the river Daugava. Gulbis leapt into the Daugava and was picked up by his partner, which was located nearby. Gulbis was but re-arrested. Neither stop nor escape have been elucidated. Vaškevičs was transferred to the Treasury, where he was responsible for combating organized crime.
is now Vaškevičs by the Anti-Corruption Agency has been arrested. Man accused in having paid 50,000 euros bribes to employees of the tax office to ensure monitoring of the taxes to prevent specific people. Finance Minister Andris Vilks explained that under those circumstances no longer Vaškevičs course work in Finance. According to his lawyer had just been Vaškevičs letters to the Finance Ministry and the Anti-Corruption Agency sent, indicating that he expected provocations against him.
journalists have now identified further details, therefore Vaškevičs has acted in the interest of a concrete contractor in the Riga Free Port. It should concern Vasilij Roskov who is in transit business. Problems were, therefore, with a cargo of frozen chicken meat. Usually, you have declared as such goods transit business to Russia, but ultimately sold in Latvia, the Latvian government is cheated of the corresponding tax revenues.
The money was on during a meeting at a bowling alley at the head of the customs administration in financial management, while the nation spellbound the events in Jēkabpils looked Talis Kravalis passed. The two officials have known each other since the 80's when they started to work about the same time the Riga Customs. This mean the journalists a fight to have come to the track, tried in the Kravalis to limit the influence of Vaškevičs within the Treasury. To this end, wrestled with the question of who the criminal division of the duty is assumed.
The sum of 50,000 € is considered a major case of corruption, the threat of a prison sentence of three to eight years.
The really surprising thing about this new allegation is the sum. How much money must be earned with "chicken legs" in Latvia, that merely to prevent a tax audit, 50,000 euros will be spent? Also, the question remains unclear if they were "propelled by chicken legs" is where they come from really. This new case is no less opaque than or the old ones.
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