The Riga District Court in Jūrmala on Wednesday sentenced immunologist Jevgēnijs Ņikiforenko to 13 years in prison and banned him from practicing medicine for seven years after finding him guilty of sexually abusing patients, according to information obtained by the LETA news agency. During closing arguments, the prosecutor had requested a sentence of 14 years’ […]

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The legal proceedings in the case of Aivars Lembergs have been “more than unreasonably long,” Prosecutor General Armīns Meisters said on the TV24 programme “Dienas personība ar Veltu Puriņu.” He noted that the duration is linked to procedural requirements and legal norms. The case is currently before the cassation instance, and a ruling could be […]

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The man convicted in the suitcase murder in Indonesia is being deported and is expected in court in Cook County Thursday.

The Latgales rajona tiesa in Daugavpils has sentenced Igors Haits to 18 years in prison and three years of probation supervision for the murder of businessman and politician Andris Ļubka, the LETA news agency learned at the court. The court also ruled to recover 3,100 euros from the defendant in favor of the state in […]

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