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Next week, the examination of the criminal case regarding the Zolitūde tragedy will continue, during which the charges have been amended in light of the Supreme Court's findings, but the main charges have remained unchanged since 2015. #MaximaTraģēdija #Prokuratūra #Tieslietas (translated)

A report published by Spiegel in Germany states that the Turkish criminal group Daltoni may be linked to the fire at the Starlink facility in Poland, and the Stuttgart court is expected to make a decision soon regarding the extradition of two detainees to Poland, emphasizing a possible change in Russian intelligence services' strategy. #Daltoni #KrievijasSpecdienesti #Polija (translated)

Reliable media has reported that at the last NATO summit in Turkey, the USA openly pressured member states of the alliance, most of which are members of the SCT, to withdraw from the court or at least to oppose its actions. The USA has leverage to force other countries not to comply with SCT decisions or even to withdraw from the institution, said Gleb Bogush, a researcher at the University of Cologne. #ASV #SKT #starptautiskāsattiecības (translated)

airBaltic requests the U.S. court to approve a monthly fee of 250,000 euros for a consulting firm, which will affect the planned effort to raise 257 million euros from bondholders, while ensuring the airline's operations and customer service. #airBaltic #finanses #restrukturizācija (translated)

Artūrs Zvejsalnieks, who characterized himself as a criminal law professional with over 20 years of experience, urged Andris Kulbergs not to allow Judins to become the head of the Saeima's Legal Commission again. Zvejsalnieks wrote that he did not know what had happened in the Saeima concerning Judins and a certain employee, but he believed that Judins was one of the main causes of the problems in criminal law in Latvia. He claimed that criminal liability in Latvia was defined too broadly, and the process was cumbersome and ineffective, leading to an overload of police and courts. According to Zvejsalnieks, even professionals found it difficult to predict what the prosecution would subsequently consider punishable by law. He described this situation as one of the factors hindering Latvia's development. #Latvija #krimināltiesības #juridiskākomisija (translated)

Aija Kaija wrote that after treatment at the Oncology Center, she was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, although it was initially planned for Tuesday. According to her, the doctors wanted to perform a lung CT scan. Kaija emphasized that the medical staff at the Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) had been careful and professional in her experience. She noted that she received her last brachytherapy procedure on Tuesday, and this time it was easier, thanks to a different anesthesiologist and the removal of instruments by her treating doctor. Kaija advised patients to discuss the use of sedatives and painkillers with their doctors. She also expressed concern for elderly Silvija, who, as Kaija wrote, could not use either chemotherapy or anesthesia during brachytherapy due to heart failure. Kaija also mentioned a woman over 70 years old with stage 4 cervical cancer and a second recurrence. Kaija wrote that her doctors Māra and Zane were satisfied with the treatment results. Zane, according to Kaija, noted that in her experience, patients with similar indicators had recurrence of cancer in less than 10% of cases within a few years. However, whether the cancer has completely disappeared, Kaija wrote, she would find out in three months. She warned that, in her opinion, a break in chemotherapy significantly increases the risk of recurrence and that treatment should be carried out according to the plan. Kaija shared that her friend Sabīne has to stay longer in the hospital during treatment and has settled in Kaija's private room. Kaija noted that the cost per day has increased from 25 to 33 euros. She wrote that Sabīne would not be able to go home on weekends because getting sick during the virus season could interfere with treatment. Regarding her own well-being, Kaija wrote that she feels a pronounced fatigue and lack of energy after therapy, also experiencing menopausal symptoms at the age of 42. She expressed sadness over the fact that she will no longer be able to have children and said she would soon share news about the tests that will show whether the cancer has been overcome. #onkoloģija #veselība #dzīve (translated)

On October 14, news was announced that the Constitutional Court will not initiate a case regarding the timber industry, the heating tariff will increase in Riga, a trial against a former Ukrainian army officer has begun in Germany, a successful operation has been performed on the Pope, and the allowed speed limit in traffic has been reduced in Latvia. #Ziņas #Latvija #SatversmesTiesa (translated)

The Attorney General has decided not to involve others in the Constitutional Court regarding the wood industry case, in which it was concluded that the actions of the Cabinet of Ministers were illegal; however, the government does not support this request. #Prokuratūra #Kokrūpniecība #DienestaStāvoklis (translated)

Marats Kasems wrote that the first instance court of Latvia has sentenced Sergejs Ņikitins, a citizen of Russia and Germany, to seven years in prison. According to Kasems, Ņikitins explained that the night vision devices and binoculars brought to Russia were intended for animal shelters, but the court did not accept this explanation. Kasems claimed that after the verdict was announced, Ņikitins accused Latvia and court officials of fascism, Nazism, and Russophobia. He also wrote that Ņikitins was comforted by Aleksandrs Giļmans and Alla Berezovska and that Ņikitins repeated allegations of hatred against Russians in Latvia, as well as appealed to the Kremlin for help in rescuing him. Kasems claimed that Ņikitins had already served a sentence in Germany for killing his wife while intoxicated and pointed out what he considered a characteristic prison tattoo of thieves on Ņikitins' finger. He asked whether Ņikitins would appeal the verdict and whether the realization that such people are not needed in Russia would come to him at the beginning or closer to the end of his sentence. #vatņiki #LatvijasTiesa #spriedumi #ņikitins #cietums #LatvijasTiesa #spriedumi #cietums (translated)

I assume you've heard about the oil deal with Russia. This is a very important deal. Huge quantities of oil are coming to our country. And, to be honest, I want to thank President V. Putin. Huge quantities of oil are coming to our country and this is diesel. Exactly what we need. So, thank you," said U.S. President D. Trump. #DTrumpas #Ukraina #Rusija (translated)

Katrīna Iļjinska wrote that NGOs oppose the liquidation of the SIF and expressed that organizations receiving funding from institutions would also oppose its liquidation. She reported that Andris Kulbergs had asked the ministries to justify the payments made, but the KM, SIF, and ZM referred to government action plans that, according to Iļjinska, appeared later than the relevant payments. She criticized the allocation of funding without competitions and justification. Iļjinska quoted published information that the most funding without a competition had been received by "Latvijas Platforma attīstības sadarbībai" and "Centrs MARTA" from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She also pointed out that the Ministry of Finance, led by "Jaunā Vienotība," had allocated a total of 899,639 euros to "Centrs MARTA" from the state budget without a competition over these 2.5 years. https://t.co/6e2JczNJa1 #Latvija #SIF #finanses (translated)