Corruption, Financial Services, Latvia
International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analytics
Saturday, 20.04.2024, 00:10
State Revenue Service detains group of five people on corruption suspicion
In total five persons were detained, three of them are
suspects in the case, and two got the status of persons against whom a criminal
procedure has been launched.
One of the detained persons is a VID employee - currently
suspended from duties. Another person is former VID employee, already held in
custody for a different bribery case reported in June when another organized
group was detained for demanding a bribe for a VID official.
The service will not disclose further information for the
time being so as not to impede the investigation.
VID general director Ieva Jaunzeme said that a
situation that there are persons working in VID related with corruption is
unacceptable.
As reported, the Internal Security Service of the State
Revenue Service, conducting investigation during a criminal procedure, in June
detained a group of persons who demanded a bribe worth EUR 65,000 with a goal
to hand it over to a VID official.
The bribe was demanded in order to achieve that the VID
official ensures deep and unfavorable inspections in certain companies.
Two former VID officials and one current official are
suspects in the case. In total there are five suspects in the case. Two of them
were arrested on June 11.
- 28.01.2022 BONO aims at a billion!
- 25.01.2021 Как банкиры 90-х делили «золотую милю» в Юрмале
- 30.12.2020 Накануне 25-летия Балтийский курс/The Baltic Course уходит с рынка деловых СМИ
- 30.12.2020 On the verge of its 25th anniversary, The Baltic Course leaves business media market
- 30.12.2020 Business Education Plus предлагает анонсы бизнес-обучений в январе-феврале 2021 года
- 30.12.2020 Hotels showing strong interest in providing self-isolation service
- 29.12.2020 В Латвии вводят комендантский час, ЧС продлена до 7 февраля
- 29.12.2020 В Rietumu и в этот раз создали особые праздничные открытки и календари 2021
- 29.12.2020 Latvia to impose curfew, state of emergency to be extended until February 7
- 29.12.2020 18-19 января Наталия Сафонова проводит семинар "Управленческий учет во власти собственника"