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Stukans, 48, is himself a member of the Judicial Council, but as the council met today to select the best candidate for prosecutor general, Stukans said he would not participate in hearing and voting on the candidates. 

Previously, Stukans has worked at the Interior Ministry's information center and the criminal and procedural law section of the Justice Ministry's Public Law Department. 

He has also worked as a judge and deputy chief judge at the Riga City Zemgale District Court, as well as acting chief judge of Riga Regional Court. 

The candidates running for the post of prosecutor general are chief prosecutor Armins Meisters, prosecutor Juris Juriss, prosecutor Janis Ilsters, chief prosecutor Alens Mickevics, prosecutor Uvis Kozlovskis, judge Juris Stukans, Saeima member and former Constitutional Court chairman Gunars Kutris and lawyer Aldis Punduris.