Riga court continues trial of former Rīgas satiksme and city council officials
The Riga City Court is continuing to hear the case against Leons Bemhens, former head of Rīgas satiksme, and Emīls Jakrins, a former acting director of a city council department. Both are accused of malicious abuse of official position.
The Riga City Court resumes hearing a criminal case today at 10:00 against two former officials of the Latvian capital's municipal sector. The defendants are Leons Bemhens, who previously chaired the management board of Rīgas satiksme, the city's public transport company, and Emīls Jakrins, who once served as acting director of the Riga City Council's Transport Department.
The charge
Bemhens and Jakrins are charged with malicious abuse of official position. Their case is linked to a separate criminal case involving Andris Ameriks, a former deputy of then Riga mayor Nils Ušakovs (Social Democratic Party "Harmony"). At the time, Ameriks represented the GKR political alliance.
The related case
The Ameriks case concerns demanding a bribe following a prior agreement. The proceedings against Bemhens and Jakrins are being heard in connection with it.
Today's session is a continuation of the trial. The report gives no further details on what the court will examine at today's hearing.
