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Businessman Miluss, who has been convicted in Jurmala bribery case, held in Cyprus

BC, Riga, 07.08.2017.Print version
Businessman Germans Miluss who has been convicted in Latvia in connection with bribery in 2005 local elections in Jurmala, has been detained in Cyprus, according to a report by Cypriot news agency CAN, cites LETA.

Ilze Jurevica, a spokeswoman for the Latvian State Police, told LETA that Miluss, who has been internationally wanted since April 23, 2007, has been detained in Larnaca and that the Prosecutor General’s Office will now go through all the legal formalities to secure his extradition to Latvia. The State Police is the authority in charge of such persons’ transportation to Latvia.


Kristine Sutugina, a spokeswoman for the Prosecutor General’s Office, told LETA that a request for Miluss’ extradition will soon be sent to the Cypriot Justice Ministry.


CAN reported that the 54-year-old man who was held at Larnaca Airport has been sentenced to five years in prison in Latvia for his role in bribery that took place on March 18, 2005.


Miluss was detained on August 3 after he had arrived in Cyprus on an evening flight from Moscow. During the passport check it was discovered that the Russian citizen is on Interpol’s list of wanted criminals, CAN reported.


Earlier, Latvian media reported that after fleeing Latvia, Miluss settled down in Russia, and most probably, assumed Russian citizenship. At midnight, the Cypriot police received a warrant for Miluss’ arrest, but the man complained about feeling bad because of high blood pressure and was taken to a local hospital.


A couple of days later a Cypriot court ruled to remand him in custody until August 11 while Latvia provides the necessary documents.


In 2007, Zemgale Regional Court found car dealer Miluss, former Jurmala mayor Juris Hlevickis and candidate councilor Gvido Harijs Volburgs guilty of attempted bribery. The above persons had tried to bribe Jurmala City Council member Ilmars Ancans in order to secure his vote in Hlevickis’ favor in Jurmala’s local elections.


Hlevickis and Miluss were sentenced to five years behind bars and Volburgs received a three-year suspended prison term.


Miluss was absent from his sentencing in court, and his whereabouts until this time remained unknown.


In the spring of 2015, Miluss was put on the international manhunt system. Latvia’s TV3 commercial TV channel reported that same year that Miluss was living in Russia and has probably become a Russian citizen.






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