Latvian Court of Economic Affairs has confiscated 110 cars as illegally obtained property, as confirmed by office of the prosecutor press-secretary Aiga Eiduka.
After uncovering a possible acquisition and use of illegally obtained funds by two companies in Latvia, on 20 December 2021 the Court of Economic Affairs made the decision to declare 106 cars as illegally obtained property and have them confiscated as part of a criminal procedure.
After reviewing a protest from the prosecutor of the Office of the Tax and Customs Office of the Prosecutor, on 10 March Riga Regional Court’s Criminal Affairs Panel cancelled a portion of this verdict and decided to declare four more cars as illegally obtained property and have them confiscated.
With all that, the total number of vehicles confiscated in favour of the Latvian state is 110.
This verdict by Riga Regional Court is not subject to appeal.
Investigation of the criminal procedure is continued by State Police Riga Region Department’s Criminal Police Office.