KNAB Probes Sigulda Municipality Leadership Over Car Use
Latvia's Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has launched a probe into Sigulda's mayor and deputy mayor over their use of personal cars for work, fueling them at municipal expense, and receiving compensation.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has initiated an investigation into the vehicle usage practices of Sigulda municipality's leadership. The bureau is examining whether the mayor and his deputy are legally allowed to use their personal cars for official trips, have the fuel paid for from the municipal budget, and simultaneously receive compensation.
The officials maintain that their actions are lawful, as they have signed gratuitous use agreements. They argue that this arrangement is cheaper for the municipal budget than leasing official vehicles. The matter was reported on LSM's evening program "Let's Discuss in the Evening."
