The KNAB has released the horn of Jekabpils County Mayor and Nitish / Day of the Dome Members
He informed LETA that KNAB officials came home on Thursday morning, did criminal proceedings and then had to go with officials to Riga.
« I have provided all the information requested to the KNAB. I am the person involved in the proceedings, but I have no accusations or certain denials. At the moment I go to Jekabpils, where I will resume the duties of the chairman of the council, » Ragainis explained.
The actions of KNAB officials are judged by Ragainis as very correct and responsive. He did not have information on other detained municipal officials.
He hopes that today’s detention will not have a negative impact on the municipal elections. The Latvian Green Party (LZP) has almost created a list that will be submitted to the Election Commission in the coming days in the municipal elections.
Ragainis informed that the LZP list has been made fully, involving young people in politics who will represent primarily entrepreneurs. He acknowledges that people are reluctant to engage in politics, and today’s events do not increase confidence in the political environment.
On Thursday night, it was known that Jekabpils City Council deputy Aigars Nitišs (LZP) was also released, his advocate, lawyer Juris Močulskis confirmed to LETA. He informed that no status was applied to the Member, but refrained from commenting on more comments.
As reported, on behalf of the European Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the KNAB on Thursday conducted searches and detained five persons, including Ragnie, other public officials and private companies in connection with an investigation into the EU -co -financed EUR 16.9 million, the Construction of the Dam, which is worth the construction of the EPPO statement.
The investigation revealed that municipal officials, possibly in cooperation with private companies, implemented illegal actions in the public procurement procedure for the construction of infrastructure for flooding in Jekabpils, the EPPO reports.
The project included the reconstruction of the embankments on both banks of the Daugava and the construction of flood infrastructure after the massive floods of 2023, which seriously damaged the existing protective structure.
A project with a value of more than EUR 16.9 million was co -financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), while the remaining 15% were the state budget money.
EPPO believes that public officials have been manipulated by public procurement, to put their pre -selected pre -selected construction companies in a public procurement procedure.
EPPO also suspects that other rules, including building codes and technological requirements, have been violated. Based on the evidence, low quality building materials may have been used and building materials are too expensive.
LETA has not been able to contact LETA with EPPO prosecutor Gati Donika. The KNAB, on the other hand, confirmed to LETA that it was conducting criminal proceedings in Jekabpils on Thursday. They take place in criminal proceedings, which EPPO started on March 3 this year and was handed over to the KNAB as a competent authority for the pre -trial investigation.
In the interest of the investigation, the KNAB will not comment on the broader criminal proceedings at present.
In January 2023, the Daugava near Jekabpils collected and the floods began. The city protective dam was suffered in floods, which was rinsed in some places and had to be repaired urgently.
In the autumn of 2023, Jekabpils Municipality signed an agreement worth approximately EUR 17 million with SIA « Jēkabpils PMK » for rebuilding the Daugava defensive dam.
Representatives of « Jekabpils PMK » refused to comment on LETA. At the same time, LETA found that the phones of the board chairman and co -owner Maris Diamond, as well as the phones of the board member and co -owner Arnis Putnins have been closed.
Of the total eligible costs of the project, the ERDF funding of EUR 16,931,290 was EUR 14,391,596, EUR 1,898,347 co -financed by the state budget and EUR 641,347 co -financed by the municipality.
At the end of 2023, as the government was reviewing a report on anti -flood measures in Jekabpils, it was reported that in the reconstruction of the Daugava Dam in Jekabpils in 2023, not all initially planned works were done.
It was planned to carry out the reconstruction of the right and left shore protection sewerage output and the construction of a flood threat system, the securing the left bank protection dam with the stone of the bar at less than two kilometers. There was also a planned reinforcement of the hydrobetone slope with filtration reduction in the protective dam for the body and the hydrobetone support wall construction at the foot of the dam at a 700 -meter -long stage.
Taking into account that, for various reasons, it was not possible to start construction in July 2023, as was originally planned, not all planned measures were implemented.
The municipality informs that after the winter technological break, it is planned to resume the reconstruction of the left bank of the Daugava on April 7. According to the construction work agreement, the Daugava Daming Damed Daming Work is expected to be completed in October this year.
According to Firmas.lv information, « Jekabpils PMK » is owned by Arnis Putnins (50%), Diana Skačko (25%) and Maris Dimant (25%). In 2023, the company had a turnover of EUR 24.23 million and a profit of approximately EUR 92,550, employing about 230 employees. Financial data for 2024 is not yet available.
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