Magonis and Osinovskis, accused in bribery case, file cassation appeals
Uģis Magonis, former chairman of the board of Latvian Railways, and Estonian businessman Oļegs Osinovskis, both accused in a bribery case, have filed cassation appeals.
Uģis Magonis, the former chairman of the board of the state-owned company 'Latvijas dzelzceļš' (Latvian Railways), and Oļegs Osinovskis, an Estonian businessman, have submitted cassation appeals in the criminal case in which they are accused of bribery.
A cassation appeal is a procedural step in which a party asks a higher court to review a ruling or decision made by a lower court. In this case, both defendants have chosen to exercise their right to challenge the outcome of the proceedings.
The appeals are likely aimed at verifying whether the lower court correctly applied legal norms. Cassation courts generally focus on questions of law rather than re-examining the evidence presented during the trial.
Magonis previously led the national railway infrastructure company 'Latvijas dzelzceļš', while Osinovskis is known as a businessman from Estonia. Their case involves bribery allegations and has now reached the cassation stage.
No detailed information has been made public about the content of the appeals or a potential date for the court to decide on their admissibility. The next steps in the case will depend on the decision of the higher court.
