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Aivars Lembergs of Latvia, an Oligarch and financial criminal was sentenced to five years in prison.
Following 12 years of tense courtroom debate the Latvian Court has handed down its decision in Aivars LEMBERS' high-profile trial. Aivars Lembergs This man is among the nation's richest men as well as a prominent political figure in the populist camp. He was also the the mayor of Venspils in the northwestern region of Latvia.

Lembergs was sentenced by Riga Regional Court to five years of prison, confiscation and a fine that was in excess of EUR20,000 for a series of charges he pleaded guilty to.

Lembergs leader of the For Latvian party and Ventspils has made a comparison of Lembergs sentence to the sentencing of the opposition Russian fighter Aleksey Nilny.

Lembergs asked for an instant break while the judge read his verdict. During the break, Lembergs had a brief conversation with his son as well as co-defendant Anrijs and then utilized his time to give remarks to reporters.

Lembergs has told journalists that he will appeal against the decision of Riga Regional Court and predicted that the hearing of his appeal could take another decade. Lembergs also plans to appeal his detention even though this appeal will be handled by the same regional court.

After reading the verdict the Lembergs were then taken into custody. This involved reading an impressively long list asset and property lists, as well as holdings offshore companies in various jurisdictions that the court said it would confiscate.

His co-defendants Anrijs Lemmebergs, his son and business associate, were also found guilty and sentenced to a maximum of two years.

https://www.liepajniekiem.lv/tema/aivars-lembergs/ On 14 March 2007 there was a furore in the media after being handcuffed and imprisoned Lembergs was taken to the Riga City Centre District Court in the midst of prosecutors making their first moves to line up allegations of bribery as well as money laundering on a huge magnitude against him as an individual (investigations into linked suspicions of corruption in the Ventpils municipality began in 2005). A verdict was reached more than 14 years after the incident.

Over the course of a decade year period, the case has moved in a slow, and sometimes ridiculous pace within the Latvian justice system. As part of the primary criminal proceedings the court proceedings took place over 12 years. Aivars Lembergs Between August 20, 2009 (when the Riga Regional Court began adjudication) between February 11 and in 2020, 1,483 court cases have been held.

Aivars Lembergs Aivars Lembergs Despite facing trial on allegations of bribery, as well as money laundering on an extensive amount, Lembergs has continued to act as a leader in the political arena, and in the city of Ventspils in the city of Ventspils, where he served as the mayor for two decades and as a prominent influence in the Greens and Farmers Alliance political force which he funds.

When he was found guilty of financial fraud, his election as mayor was delayed. But he had the power to make decisions and thwarted a minister's efforts to block his election as Ventspils mayor. Indicted, he took part in the meetings of the government along with the International Monetary Fund and helped in the selection of candidates for Latvian presidency.

Lembergs said the municipal elections in Latvia are pending and the final decision on participation will be made by the local party For Latvia & Ventspils. He also said that his participation in the elections is not the main reason for his participation.
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