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Today in visit in the Corruption Prevention and Combatting Bureau of Latvia (KNAB) arrived the delegation from the United States Department of Justice: Robin Taylor, Prosecutor, Department of Justice Advisor – OPDAT, U.S. European Command , Bruce Ohr, Counsilor, Transnational Organized Crime and International Affairs, Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, David Silverbrand, Trial Attorney, Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Ameet Kabrawala, Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, Lyn Debevoise, U.S. Embassy Riga, Pol/Econ Chief and Simona Gurbo, U.S. Embassy Riga, Pol/Econ Specialist.

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), assessing the information what it holds, in the March of this year has initiated a criminal proceeding for the possible criminal actions for which the liability is provided in the 2nd Part of the Article 326 ¹ of the Criminal Law.

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has sent a criminal proceeding materials to the Prosecutor’s Office of the Riga City Zemgale Suborb asking to initiate a criminal prosecution against the person for the misappropriation of a bribe (1st Part of the Article 321 of the Criminal Law) and for the instigating to give a bribe (1st Part of the Article 323 and 3rd Part of the Article 20 of the Criminal Law).

The Competition Council of Latvia (the CC) in cooperation with the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (the KNAB) and the Procurement Monitoring Bureau (the PMB) invites entrepreneurs, as well as procurement specialists of public and municipal authorities, to participate in the educational cycle of seminars “On Fair Entrepreneurship” in the largest cities of Latvia.

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (hereinafter - KNAB) has started a criminal proceeding for possible demanding a bribe in a large scale in relation to the launching a building object into exploitation, as well as, for the forging of official documents.

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has sent a criminal proceeding materials to the Prosecutor’s Office of Ogre, asking to initiate a criminal prosecution against the official and employees of the pre-school educational institution of Ogre for using official position in bad faith and forgery of documents.

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has initiated a criminal proceeding against the Senior state environmental inspector of Northvidzeme Biosphere Reserve of the Nature Conservation Agency for the possible request of the bribe (3rd part of the Article 320 of the Criminal Law).

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has sent a criminal proceeding materials to the Prosecutor General Office, asking to initiate a criminal prosecution against the foreign private person for the offering a bribe and bribery (1st part of Article 323 of Criminal Law) to inspector of the Road Traffic Security Board (CSDD).

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has sent a criminal proceeding materials to the Prosecutor’s Office of the Riga City Center, asking to initiate a criminal prosecution against the official of the State Police of Latvia for the accepting of the offer for the bribe (The second part of the Article 320 of the Criminal Law)  in amount of 15 000 EUR and against the private person for the supporting of the bribe taking offer (The fourth part of the Article 20 and the second part of the Article 320 of the Criminal Law).

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) on December of 2016 has initiated a criminal proceeding for the possible forging of official documents in connection to fictitious employment of several employees in the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC).