Due to the judge’s incapacity, Rimsevich and Martinson’s bribery case are postponed by the beginning of summer / day

At the end of 2023, the Riga District Court sentenced Rimsevich to six years in prison, as well as supervision of probation for one year. The court also set Rimsevich’s confiscation of property, including confiscating him several real estate in Garkalne County, apartment in Jurmala and property in Ventspils region.

The contractor Martinson, who was sentenced to five years in prison, was also guilty of being guilty of recovering more than 150,000 euros from him. For Martinson’s MM Investment company, a forcing agent, ie it will be $ 3.1 million.

The court also decided to ask the State Police to initiate criminal proceedings against the former board member of Trasta komercbanka Viktor Ziemel for giving false testimony in court.

Rimsevich and Martinson do not admit their guilt.

Rimsevich and Martinson’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) detained in February 2018. The Prosecutor General’s Office was charged with bribery, and Martinson was charged with supporting bribery.

Rimsevich is accused of accepting a bribe – paid recreational trip and money. He is also accused of laundering money.

Viorika Jirgen, the prosecutor’s prosecutor, said earlier that the KNAB had begun the case following the application of two « Trasta komercbanka » representatives. The two are in the case as bribery, but are released from criminal liability because they voluntarily appealed to law enforcement agencies with information on the event. LETA is aware that these persons are former board member of Trasta komercbanka Ziemelis and former shareholder, now the deceased Igor Buimister.

Jirgen previously said that one of the bank’s shareholders turned to Rimsevich in 2010, asking them to help with the Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC), offering Rimsevich a paid holiday trip to Kamchatka in exchange. In 2012, this shareholder, together with another, re -appealed to Rimsevich, asking for help on other issues regarding the FCMC. As a fee, Rimsevich has requested € 500,000, which would be paid in two parts – one before and one after the FCMC’s decision.

The prosecutor previously emphasized that after the 2010 agreement, Rimsevich has repeatedly advised a shareholder of Trasta komercbanka, thus trying to influence the FCMC’s decisions. This type of consultation has been provided after the 2012 agreement, but although Rimsevich has succeeded in influencing the FCMC to make decisions that seem to have been favorable to the « Trasta komercbanka », at the same time, they also adverse.

As one of the types of assistance Rimsevich has provided, the prosecutor mentioned the assistance in preparing the answers to the questions asked by the FCMC regarding the questions of the bank’s liquidity and non -resident questions.

Jirgena also explained that Rimsevich failed to do the full one, so only the first part, or 250,000 euros, was paid. It is clear from the prosecutor that Martinson had a mediator’s role in this criminal offense – he received 10% of the total amount of bribe. The prosecutor added that bribery was carried out in cash.

In addition, Rimsevich and Martinson have also been accused of money laundering of EUR 250,000.

The Prosecutor General’s Office believes that Rimsevich has used a bribe of € 250,000 to buy a real estate on behalf of a company, to which the then Governor of the Bank of Latvia became a co -owner. There has also been a process against the application of this company for the application of a coercive effect, as the money laundering has been carried out in the interest of this legal entity. The accusation is related to the deal in which Martinson’s official company « MM Investations » has purchased the property in Jurmala, Baznicas Street 2.