Police Officer to Be Charged for Unjustified Use of Stun Gun

The Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has completed its investigation and referred a criminal case to the prosecutor's office concerning a State Police officer from the Riga Regional Administration. The officer is suspected of exceeding official powers by using violence – specifically, the unjustified use of an electroshock device. The IDB stated that the case has been submitted to the Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Criminal Offences in State Institutions to decide on the initiation of criminal prosecution. Further details of the incident have not been disclosed at this time.