Saeima Presidium Asks for Ethics Case Over Deputy Pagors' Use of Russian
The presidium of Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, has prepared a submission to a committee asking it to open an ethics case against deputy Andrejs Pagors. The case concerns his communication in Russian from the Saeima session hall.
The presidium of the Saeima, Latvia's parliament, has turned to the Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee with a request to open an ethics violation case against deputy Andrejs Pagors (SV/AJ). The reason is his communication in Russian from the Saeima session hall. The parliament itself reported this.
The submission was prepared by Saeima Speaker Edvards Smiltēns (AS) and the other members of the presidium. The presidium is the Saeima's leading group of officials, made up of the speaker and his deputies.
The submission is addressed to the Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee, the parliamentary body that deals with questions of deputies' ethics. The presidium is asking the committee to open the case, so the decision on whether to proceed rests with the committee for now.
The source does not say when exactly the deputy spoke Russian, what he said, or how the committee will handle the submission. Further details may emerge once the committee makes its decision.
