The law provides for imprisonment of three to 11 years for the said offense, with or without confiscation of property, deprivation of the right to a certain occupation or the right to hold a certain position for up to five years.
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Another person was also charged with attempted mediation in bribery.
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It has already been reported that the Bureau for the Prevention and Combating of Corruption (KNAB) initiated the prosecution.
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The information disseminated by KNAB showed that at the end of 2017, Ķekava County Council announced a tender for the construction of sewerage and water supply networks. The implementation of the project is divided into four phases.
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On August 1, 2019, the official requested a bribe of 30,000 euros from the entrepreneur performing the construction works, in order for the entrepreneur to receive the last payment from the Ķekava municipality for the performance of the construction works.
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KNAB indicated in a press release that a special investigative experiment had been carried out in the case.
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It was also reported that at the time of his detention, Vītols was the first deputy chairman of Ķekava County Council.
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Although Vītols has publicly rejected the suspicion of bribery, he has announced that he will resign as deputy until the circumstances are clarified.
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Vītols was once a member of the Latvian basketball team and a multiple Latvian champion.
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