Five officials of Preiļi municipality, including the chairman of the council Maruta Plivda and her deputy Juris Želvis, who were charged by the Latgale court district prosecutor’s office in the beginning of September for forgery of service in a group of persons, are now allowed to return to office.
Officials accused of service forgery have returned to work in Preiļi County CouncilIvars Soikāns00:00 / 03:09
–At the beginning of August last year, three officials of Preiļi County Council, with the support of two more City Council officials, may have falsified the act on the renovated Preiļi County Council building. commissioning. At the beginning of November, the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) applied security measures to all five of these persons in criminal proceedings. One of them was also a ban to hold a certain position. At the beginning of September this year, the prosecutor of the Latgale Court District Prosecutor’s Office charged these persons.
Aiga Eiduka, a representative of the Prosecutor’s Office, commenting on the situation, explained that the security measures previously applied to the persons involved in the case had been lifted.
“Previously applied precautionary measures have been abolished due to the expiration of the term of restriction of persons’ rights in pre-trial proceedings specified in the Criminal Law. In particular, in these proceedings it was one year, and in early November these precautionary measures were lifted. , “said Eiduka.
The prosecutor’s office has not yet predicted a specific date when the case could be brought to court. In response to a question as to whether there were any risks in returning to office, Eiduka replied in the negative, saying that otherwise the prosecutor would have applied new security measures to the accused.
Maruta Plivda (Latgale Party, National Union, Latvian Farmers’ Union), who resumed her duties as the head of Preiļi municipality, describing the current situation, admitted: “It was such a decision of the process leader.
All this time, I have also been cooperating with the investigating authority and I hope that the criminal proceedings against me will be partially terminated, because I will provide all the necessary information at all times. “
Sharing her future plans, Maruta Plivda acknowledged that she plans to continue to perform her duties. As for the next local elections, it will have to be decided. “Well, here’s the question to be decided in the near future for sure. Time will tell.”
Aigars Merkelis (Latvian Association of Regions), a member of the Opposition of the Preiļi County Council, is confused about the situation.
“I believe that this situation is not normal. I do not understand what is happening.
If these people are convicted, then the question is, what about all these decisions that are being made and will be made in the near future, as will their legitimacy, “asked Pelis.
According to the deputy, the longer this situation will last, the greater the impact it may have on the new Preiļi region. The type of people who will be elected to the municipality and who will lead the new district will also largely depend on how these proceedings take place.
“Ordinary people already feel that everything is in order. If these people are not convicted, so they are acquitted, not guilty and everything is in order. The council is also working to get this kind of information into the public sphere, and everything,” said the opposition MP. .
What the court’s ruling in this case will be and how allowing suspects to return to office will affect future events will obviously be shown by time.
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