Guardian

Contract killer sentenced to life, organisers to 15 years in prison

October 30, 2024

The Riga City Court today sentenced Russian citizen Viktor Krivoshey to life behind bars for the murder of insolvency lawyer Martins Bunkus. Businessmen Aleksandrs Babenko and Mihails Ulmans, who were [..]

Latvia

Internal Security Bureau this year has initiated prosecution for crimes committed by 41 persons

July 15, 2024

In the first half of this year, the Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has urged the prosecutor’s office to initiate prosecution in 24 criminal proceedings for crimes committed by 41 persons, [..]

Lithuania

Polish court refuses to extradite 2nd Volkov attack suspect to Lithuania

June 14, 2024

A Polish appeal court on Thursday refused to extradite the second Polish citizen suspected of assaulting Russian dissident Leonid Volkov Vilnius to Lithuania. “A ruling was issued yesterday and the [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania’s CC to rule on ban for those imprisoned for life to attend funerals

June 4, 2024

Lithuania’s Constitutional Court is set on Tuesday to rule on whether the existing legal provision that prevents persons sentenced to life imprisonment from attending funerals of their relatives is in [..]

Lithuania

Stepukonis released, placed under intensive supervision for 3 months

March 24, 2024

Sarunas Stepukonis, a former partner at BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, suspected of having embezzled millions of euros, was released from prison on Friday and placed under intensive supervision for three months. [..]

Lithuania

Searches carried out after Stepukonis’ arrest in Lithuania

February 13, 2024

Lithuanian law-enforcement officials are conducting searches on Tuesday as they continue their pre-trial investigation following the arrest of Sarunas Stepukonis, a former partner at BaltCap Infrastructure Fund (BInF), the Financial [..]

Latvia

Court of Appeal reduces Lembergs’ prison sentence by one year

September 27, 2023

The Riga Regional Court of Appeal on Wednesday found former Ventspils mayor and current Ventspils city council lawmaker Aivars Lembergs (For Latvia and Ventspils) guilty of a number of corruption [..]