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A case has been brought before the court against Možeiko and Rumpa for abuse of office

The prosecutor’s office has sent a criminal case to the court, in which three have been prosecuted State Police (VP) officials learned about the significant damage to the state authorities, using the VP’s resources to build the BMX route, the portal “Delfi” found out in the prosecutor’s office.

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Although the prosecutor’s office does not disclose the names of the accused, the portal “Delfi” is aware that one of them is Armands Možeiko, the head of the Material and Technical and Property Supply Bureau of the VP Security Board, who has been suspended.

According to the court calendar, the Riga District Court will start hearing this case on November 11 at 10.30. Besides Možeiko, the suspended head of the VP Transport Repair, Supply and Operation Department Māris Rumps, as well as Pēteris Veļičko, sat on the bench.

According to the accusation, the VP official in the period from May to December 2018 abused his official position, that is, which BMX track used the resources of the State Police in the process of construction and creation.

Police vehicles, fuel, and a three-driver workforce were used. In addition, both himself and the drivers used to be on the BMX track during their work.

Two officials of the VP also supported the crime committed by Možeiko.

As a result of the criminal activities, the VP, without being informed about the illegal use of its resources, calculated the salary of the employees in the amount of 11,876.26 euros when they were on the BMX track, but for the unreasonably used official vehicles used in connection with the performance of official duties.

In this way, the LP has suffered a significant property loss in the amount of 16,860.98 euros.

Možeiko also acquired and stored four prefabricated devices specially designed for special operational activities, which can be used as hidden audio and video documentation devices that are prohibited for natural persons.

With such actions, one of the accused committed criminal offenses provided for in Section 318, Paragraph two of the Criminal Law and Section 237.1 of the same Law. the second accused committed a criminal offense provided for in Section 20, Paragraph four and Section 318, Paragraph two of the Criminal Law. The criminal law provides for imprisonment of up to four years for such violations.

The case has been transferred to the Riga District Court.

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