Saeima deputy Pagors records Russian-language video in chamber, ethics case opened
On the first day of the new Saeima term, deputy Andrejs Pagors of the "Suverēnā vara" party recorded a video in Russian in the session hall. An ethics violation case has been opened over it.
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A scandal broke out on the first day of the new term of Latvia's parliament, the Saeima. Andrejs Pagors, a deputy from the party "Suverēnā vara" ("Sovereign Power"), recorded a video in Russian in the Saeima session hall. An ethics violation case was subsequently opened. The news portal TVNET reported this on 14 November.
The portal asks whether the episode could turn into a repeat of the "Roslikovgate" affair. Aleksejs Rosļikovs represents the party "Stabilitātei!" ("For Stability!"), and TVNET writes that his views are very similar to Pagors's.
What is known about Pagors
Back in 2019, Pagors posted a video featuring Boris Nemtsov on his Facebook account and called him a "great person". Commenters did not like that description.
Pagors publicly criticises Rosļikovs sharply. At the same time, he acknowledges that there is nothing unlawful in the legal prosecution of Rosļikovs.
The source text does not describe the content of the video in more detail, nor how the ethics case will proceed.
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