The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has forwarded to the Prosecutor's Office of Jurmala City materials of the criminal proceedings initiated in April 2007 suggesting to bring criminal charges against the Chair of Board of the Jurmala City municipality's limited liability company SIA "Jūrmalas slimnīca" (SIA "Hospital of Jurmala") for violating restrictions imposed on a public official.
In a course of a pre-trial investigation it was found that during the time period from 1999 until October, 2004 a public official of Jurmala's Hospital was adopting decisions unilaterally regarding additional remuneration to his own regular salary thus creating damages in amount of 33 367 Ls (approx. 47 500 euros) and causing substantial harm to the interests of state and society.
Materials of the criminal proceedings show that the Chair of Board of SIA "Jūrmalas slimnīca" in a long term was violating restrictions imposed by law on public officials regarding taking decisions, in which the official is personally or financially interested. Besides, he has not complied with the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers and terms of his employment contract regarding his remuneration.
Considering that evidence gathered during pre-trial investigation is sufficient, the investigator of KNAB suggests starting criminal prosecution against the suspected public official for violating restrictions imposed on public official if substantial harm is caused provided for in Section 325, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Law of Latvia[1].[1] Section 325. Violation of Restrictions Imposed on a Public Official
(1) For a person who commits intentional violation of the
restrictions imposed on Public officials specified by law, if commission thereof is repeated, or if substantial harm is caused thereby to the interests of the State or of the public, or to rights and
interests protected by law of a person,
the applicable sentence is deprivation of liberty for a term not exceeding three years, or a fine not exceeding fifty times the minimum monthly wage.