Five Saeima Members Fined or Warned Over Traffic, Firearms and Medical Violations

Five members of the Saeima, Latvia's parliament, were administratively penalised between 31 August and 25 October this year for violations related to road traffic, firearms circulation and medical practice. The information comes from the Interior Ministry's Information Centre, which provided it to the Saeima's Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee.

Who was penalised and why

Andris Bērziņš of the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) received a fine for breaching firearms regulations. The decision was made on 25 September and took effect on 14 October.

Artūrs Butāns of the National Alliance (NA) was fined for exceeding the speed limit by 21 to 30 kilometres per hour. The decision was made on 11 September and took effect on 30 September.

Jekaterina Drelinga, a member who does not belong to any parliamentary group, received two warnings: one for driving without a required document and another for exceeding the speed limit by 11 to 20 kilometres per hour in a built-up area. Both decisions were made on 1 September and took effect on 18 September.

Juris Jakovins (ZZS), who is also a family doctor, was fined by the Health Inspectorate for an offence classified under Article 84 of the Medical Treatment Law, which covers violations concerning the issuing of medical opinions or health care. The decision was made on 7 October and took effect on 24 October.

Agita Zariņa-Stūre of New Unity (JV) was fined for driving through a red traffic light or in a direction prohibited by a traffic controller's signal. The decision was made on 25 August and took effect on 11 September.