Businessman Oleg Ossinovski has been acquitted of bribery in a Latvian court, the English-language portal of that country s public broadcaster, LSM, reports.
Ossinovski, 54, head of Skinest rail, was charged with offering close to half a million euros as a bribe to former head of Latvian Railways Ugis Magonis, allegedly to smooth the way for sales of diesel locomotives from the former to the latter.
The Vidzeme District Court in Limbaži, in the west of Latvia, acquitted both men on Thursday, LSM reports.
Following the ruling, Ossinovski s lawyer Jelena Kjatkovska told the media that: I have already pointed out both the poor quality of the accusation and the complete lack of evidence, so such a court ruling is natural.
Pirmās instances tiesa attaisno Magoni un Osinovski
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Prokuratūras apsūdzības nav pierādītas – tiesa attaisno Magoni un Osinovski
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