Ex-PM’s special flights case planned to be completed by the end of April

The internal investigation initiated by Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa to look into the legality of the use of special flights by Krišjānis Kariņš during his term as Latvian PM should be completed by the 30th of April, according to the order issued by the prime minister.
The investigation is performed by a specially-formed committee led by state secretary to the Ministry of Justice Mihails Papsujevičs. Members include Director of the Internal Audit Department of the Ministry of Finance Arina Andreičika, Head of the Administration of the Ministry of Economics Dace Gaile, deputy state secretary to the Ministry of Welfare Aija Grīnberga, Prime Minister’s advisor Dace Kļaviņa and Director of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Justice Aleksejs Remesovs. The head of the committee may, if necessary, invite other specialists and experts to assist.
The report on the committee’s findings will need to be submitted to the prime minister.
LETA previously reported that the audit performed by the State Audit found that illegal and uneconomic conduct in organising the now former Latvian PM Krišjānis Kariņš’s special flights incurred EUR 545 000 in unjustifiable expenses for Latvia and the Council of Europe.
The State Audit considers that by using special flights in cases where no emergency situation had been declared in the state and when alternatives to scheduled commercial flights were available within a reasonable time, illegal actions with state budget funds were committed. This led to additional state budget expenditure of at least EUR 221 566. On the other hand, the alleged non-economic behaviour, according to the State Audit, resulted in additional expenditure of at least EUR 323 688 to the Council of Europe.
Siliņa has also suspended the Director of the State Chancellery Jānis Citskovskis for the duration of the investigation.
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