Woman Shot Near Military Site Challenges Closure of Criminal Case
Latvia's Military Police have closed the criminal case over a woman being shot in the back in the Rītabuļļi forest in Daugavgrīva, near a military base. The victim has appealed to the prosecutor's office and asked a medical risk fund for compensation.
The Military Police in Latvia have terminated a criminal case over an incident in which a woman was shot in the back in the Rītabuļļi forest in Daugavgrīva, close to a military base. The decision was made on the grounds that, in the institution's view, the act contained no elements of a criminal offence. The victim disagrees with this outcome and has appealed the closure to the prosecutor's office.
Why the case was closed
The Military Police state that the woman sustained minor bodily injuries. That circumstance, together with the conclusion that no criminal offence was established, was the basis for ending the proceedings.
The victim's position
The woman stresses that after being hit by the bullet she still cannot recover and is seeing a psychologist. Besides challenging the decision at the prosecutor's office, she has also turned to the Medical Treatment Risk Fund, asking it to compensate her for physical and moral suffering.
The source does not say whether the prosecutor's office will overturn the closure or uphold it, nor how the fund will rule on the compensation request. It also does not say who fired the shot or under what circumstances, so those questions remain open for now.
