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Former rail boss Magonis and Estonian businessman Ossinovski acquitted in bribery case

(Latvian Public Broadcasting) One of the highest-profile criminal cases of recent years came to a dramatic conclusion January 21 with the acquital of former Latvian railways chief Uģis Magonis and Estonian businessman Oleg Ossinovski on bribery charges, Latvian Radio reported. In 2015, the then head of Latvian railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš) Magonis was detained by the anti-graft Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau on suspicion of bribery. According to the accusation, Estonian millionaire Ossinovski allegedly handed over almost half a million euros to Magonis in connection with the purchase of old diesel locomotives from the Osinovsky-owned company Skinest Rail.  Magonis, in his defense, told the court that he had received the money from Ossinovski not as a bribe or kickback, but as a reward for lobbying on behalf of his Estonian associate to the management of Russian Railways in a private capacity, even though he was chairman of La

First-instance court acquits Magonis and Ossinovski on bribery charges

First-instance court acquits Magonis and Ossinovski on bribery charges 2021-01-21 LETA/TBT Staff RIGA - The Vidzeme District Court today acquitted former Latvijas Dzelzcels railroad company s CEO Ugis Magonis and Estonian millionaire Oleg Ossinovski on bribery charges. The ruling may be appealed to the Vidzeme Regional Court. According to the indictment, in the summer of 2015 Magonis accepted a EUR 500,000 bribe from Ossinovski so that Latvijas Dzelzcels subsidiary LDz Ritosa Sastava Serviss would purchase four old locomotives for several million euros from Ossinovski s company Skinest Rail. The criminal case was investigated by the Corruption Prevention Bureau. The prosecutor s office asked the court to hand down four-year prison sentences to both defendants. In addition, the prosecutor s office wanted Magonis property to be confiscated and ban Magonis from working on boards of state and municipal companies for five years.

Ossinovski, business partner cleared of bribery after Latvian court ruling

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.

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