The court of law has satisfied the claim submitted by LLC Rēzeknes satiksme against the company’s former board member Jevgēnijs Koršenkovs. The court thereby ordered him to pay back to the company EUR 147 848, as reported by Daugavpils court chairman’s assistant Aiga Trokša-Traško.
The civil case was reviewed by Judge Vita Lāčplēse of Daugavpils Court on 13 January.
The court ordered the enforcement of EUR 144 432 from Koršenkovs in favour of Rēzeknes satiksme and court expenses of EUR 3 052 – EUR 147 484 in total. At the same time, Koršenkovs is given a period of ten days from the day the ruling comes into force for voluntary compliance.
The ruling is subject to appeal in Latgale Regional Court within 20 days. To appeal it, the defendant needs to submit an official request to Daugavpils Court, adds Trokša-Traško.
As noted by Rezekne municipality’s Communication and External Cooperation Office head Nataļja Jupatova, in July 2019, following audit reports and problems uncovered in the institution’s work, Koršenkovs was dismissed from his post as board chairman of Rēzeknes satiksme.
The audit report listed a number of violations that caused the shareholder’s representative question if this particular board chairman was a qualified and responsible manager.
The claim is based largely on the agreement signed on 25 May 2012 and the contract of 31 May 2016 with LLC Euro Energo Company for the supply of diesel fuel, which was signed by Koršenkovs on behalf of Rēzeknes satiksme based on results of an open tender. Failing the ensure control over the implementation of the contract with Euro Energo Company and a price formation mechanism, a situation was allowed then Rēzeknes satiksme paid too much for the supplied fuel.
As a result of this, Rēzeknes satiksme paid bigger amounts of money to Euro Energo Company than the amounts mentioned in contracts. Rēzeknes satiksme then turned to Daugavpils court with a plea against the former board member Koršenkovs for the enforcement of EUR 144 432.
In spite of the uncovered problems, flaws with the institution’s work and damages caused, Koršenkovs took his dismissal very personally, even going so far as sending documents to the Office of the Prosecutor General and Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB). He also planned to turn to court, according to the municipality.
Considering the ruling of the court of first instance, the municipality has plans to turn to KNAB with a request to check the compliance of Koršenkovs’ activities to the Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest in Activities of Public Officials.
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