An investigator of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has forwarded to the Prosecutor General's Office materials of the criminal proceedings initiated on 12 January, 2007 and has asked to bring criminal charges against the Head of a Division of the Central Criminal Police Department of the State Police.
The materials of the criminal proceedings show that this person has asked a bribe in the amount of 35 000 lats for allegedly passing it over to a KNAB officer and other public officials. The bribe was asked for change of a security measure from imprisonment to a security measure other than deprivation of liberty.
Considering that evidence gathered during pre-trial investigation is sufficient, KNAB investigator suggested starting criminal prosecution against the suspected public official for committing a serious crime, i.e. asking and accepting a bribe, for misappropriation of bribe and for misuse of office provided for in Article 320 (2), Article 321(2) and Article 318 (2) of the Criminal Law, respectively.
Since 14 January 2007 an imprisonment has been applied to the suspected public official as a security measure.