Rinkēvičs: CSDD leadership should not remain in office after data leak

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has stated that following a large-scale data leak at the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD), the agency's leadership should not remain in their positions.

The president expressed this view in connection with an incident that resulted in a massive leak of data from CSDD's systems. Rinkēvičs believes that a security failure of this scale means the current leadership must step down from their posts.

CSDD is the state agency responsible for vehicle registration, issuing driving licenses, and road traffic safety matters in Latvia, meaning it holds large volumes of personal data. Data leaks at state institutions raise concerns about the protection of citizens' personal information and the ability of agencies to safeguard it.

Further details about the scale of the leak or how the situation regarding CSDD's leadership will develop have not yet been made public.