The disciplinary investigation into the responsibility of two officials of the State Agency for Digital Affairs (VDAA) for failing to provide technological solutions for the 2025 municipal election process has been concluded, the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development (VARAM) informs.
During the investigation, it was found that the Director of the VDAA, Jorens Liopa, committed a disciplinary violation while fulfilling his duties as the head of the institution. Taking into account the results of the investigation, a decision has been made to demote Liopa for two years, transferring him to the position of Deputy Director of the Nature Protection Department of the Nature Protection Board for this period.
With regard to the Director of the Electronic Procurement Department of the VDAA, Oļegs Fiļipovičs, the disciplinary case is terminated with a reprimand.
Decisions on the disciplinary violation were made in accordance with the Law on Disciplinary Liability of Civil Servants of the State Civil Service.
The Service Inspection Commission has determined that as of the 27th of May, 2025,
the performance of several components of the Election Platform could not be considered satisfactory,
and the Service Inspection Commission has no information that a repeated system audit would have been conducted by the 2025 municipal election day. The Commission has also concluded that the director of the VDAA Liopa made a decision to sign the transfer of the Election Platform into operation despite negative performance tests.
By order of VARAM, a service inspection commission was established, whose task was to assess the specific situation and prepare a report on the circumstances identified during the inspection, including providing an assessment of whether there were grounds for initiating a disciplinary case. The commission consisted of representatives of VARAM and VDAA, while experts from the National Library of Latvia, the Latvian Information and Communication Technology Association, and the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry were invited to analyze the technological aspects.
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