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VDD acquired greater than 30 so-called alerts about potential violations through the pre-election interval, on the earlier voting days and on election days.
In most of those instances, the VDD discovered minor violations of the established election process, which have been instantly corrected in cooperation with the polling station commissions.
Throughout these elections, the VDD didn’t obtain any details about instances of potential unlawful affect on the free selection of voters.
On the identical time, it can’t be dominated out that the VDD will proceed to acquire details about potential felony offenses through the EP elections even after the elections.
VDD additionally acquired a number of alerts, the verification of which is the competence of different establishments. The service has supplied the obtained data on potential violations to the establishments accountable for their analysis.
Additionally, till now the VDD has not initiated felony proceedings for potential unlawful actions in reference to the elections in Latvia.
VDD has additionally not detected direct makes an attempt by the aggressor state Russia or different nations to illegally intrude within the EP elections and affect their ends in Latvia.
In the meantime, the Workplace for the Prevention and Combating of Corruption (KNAB) acquired 19 alerts on the election day about potential violations of pre-election campaigning. KNAB, after checking the knowledge and monitoring carried out by the establishment, has not discovered any potential marketing campaign violations, the LETA company was knowledgeable within the workplace.
KNAB assesses each election day and the day earlier than it, when significantly strict restrictions on campaigning are in pressure, as very peaceable. KNAB has not detected potential violations, however will proceed to conduct in-depth checks on two instances the place data containing propaganda was distributed to residents on digital communication networks.
Residents have most frequently drawn the eye of KNAB to posts containing agitation on social networks, which isn’t prohibited in line with the Legislation on Pre-Elections Agitation. KNAB has not discovered any instances the place campaigners paid for the promotion of data on social networks, which is prohibited through the so-called days of silence.
Within the opinion of KNAB, the low variety of alerts of potential violations acquired is, amongst different issues, associated to the prevention actions carried out. Even earlier than the beginning of the pre-election marketing campaign, KNAB began educating political events and different events concerned within the marketing campaign by holding webinars, in addition to offering phone and written consultations on pre-election marketing campaign points.
In the meantime, the State Police (VP) has registered 20 incidents on Saturday concerning potential violations of marketing campaign guidelines or public order, LETA company was knowledgeable by the VP.
When the police checked the knowledge acquired, it was not confirmed usually, nevertheless, the police discovered some violations.
For disturbing public order, the police began two proceedings of administrative violations and arrested the rioters – one case in Kurzeme and the opposite in Riga.
Additionally, in 4 instances, propaganda supplies have been discovered to have been positioned, for which the police have began administrative violation proceedings, which might be handed over to KNAB upon approval.
Data on potential violations through the elections will be supplied to the VDD by calling the 24-hour telephone quantity 67208964 or writing to the e-mail handle [email protected] or account on “X” @Valsts_drosiba.
(Added police remark in paragraphs 13-16.)
2024-06-10 13:35:39