The Economic Court has sentenced two police officers to parole for taking a bribe from a drunk driver, according to a publicly available court ruling.
In August 2019, both police officers were assigned to patrol Rēzekne with a service car. Law enforcement officers stopped a car, the driver of which turned out to be under the influence of 1.6 per cent.
The two police officers then agreed to demand a bribe of 400 euros from the driver before taking the second breathalyzer measurement and before drawing up an administrative violation report on the detected administrative violations.
The driver later gave one of the police officers 400 British pounds (438 euros). After receiving a bribe, an inspector came to this police officer, but the police officer fled in a service car, reaching a speed of up to 137 kilometers per hour in the village. In order to hide the bribe requested and received, the police officer threw the money out the window of the driving service car.
One of the police officers was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, deprived of his office in the State Police for two years and six months. The custodial sentence is conditional on a probationary period of three years and six months.
In the case of serving a custodial sentence, the police officer will be credited with the time spent in detention and detention for three and 24 days.
The court sentenced the second police officer to three years’ imprisonment, depriving him of his office in the State Police for two years and six months. The custodial sentence will be imposed on a probationary period of three years and six months.
In the case of serving a custodial sentence, the period of detention and detention of three months and 24 days will be included in the sentence.
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