Bribery case against Bank of Latvia governor longer due to testifying![]() Ilmārs Rimšēvičs/flickr.com/Bank of Latvia
The criminal case against Bank of Latvia Governor Ilmārs Rimšēvičs, who is suspected of accepting a bribe, will take longer than expected as he has begun testifying, according to what Latvian Prosecutor-General Ēriks Kalnmeiers said to LTV news programme Rīta Panorāma.
However, the forecast had been made at a time, when none of the suspects, also businessman Māris Martinsons, testified. Later on, both suspects had begun giving evidence, thus providing new information that takes time to be verified. The Prosecutor-General was unwilling to give any new time limit as to when the case would reach court. In the summer of 2018, based on a criminal investigation conducted by the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau, Latvian prosecutors charged the central bank Governor with accepting a bribe and the entrepreneur with supporting bribery punishable with a prison term of three to 11 years. 05-02-2019
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