Former ECB Governing Council member Ilmars Rimsevics and Latvia's former central bank governor Ilmārs Rimšēvičs have been found guilty of accepting bribes and sentenced to six years in prison. Rimsevics also faces asset confiscation. Former Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party were sentenced to two years in prison for abuse of power. In Russia, former minister Mikhail Abyzov has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for fraud and organizing a criminal group.
⚠️ RUSSIA SENTENCES EX-GOVERNMENT MINISTER TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR EMBEZZLEMENT A Russian court on Thursday sentenced former minister Mikhail Abyzov to 12 years in jail, finding him guilty of fraud and organising a criminal group, state-run news agencies reported. Abyzov,… https://t.co/e17MxYT09s
Ex-ECB official Rimsevics found guilty of bribery in 2018 money-laundering scandal https://t.co/OMSzAtXDkM via @aaroneglitis https://t.co/SdXIgCiFyo
Latvia’s former central bank governor Ilmārs Rimšēvičs has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of accepting bribes and a fishing trip to Russia from shareholders of a now defunct bank https://t.co/TPRtJHeijz
⚠️ FORMER POLISH INTERIOR MINISTER SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN PRISON -PAP Former Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party were sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday for abuse of power in previous posts, PAP… https://t.co/bexeSqJvc9
Former ECB Governing Council member Ilmars Rimsevics is found guilty by a Latvian court of bribe-taking and now faces six years in prison and asset confiscation https://t.co/EQJB0Jsnpq