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CPB begins criminal process against Riga officials for bribe taking in transport sector
Alla Petrova, BC, Riga, 10.03.2012.
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Print versionIn February 2012, the Corruption Prevention Bureau of Latvia (CPB) began a criminal process against Riga municipal officials for bribe taking, LETA was informed by CPB spokesman Andris Vitenburgs.
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The officials were detained on suspicion of taking bribes for not carrying out transport control inspections.
According to the investigation, officials from the Riga City Council's Transport Department's Transport Control Administration took the bribes on a regular basis for a substantial period of time. The officials took the bribes for not carrying out transport control inspections and issuing fines for violations.
The CPB points out that there is enough evidence collected to accuse five officials of bribe taking.
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