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Department of Criminal Cases

3 September, 2025

Senate: when determining the penalty for facilitating illegal residence in Latvia, the court must assess the harmfulness of the offense and the threat to public interest

17 July, 2025

Illegal transportation of persons within the country may be classified as transfer across the border

24 March, 2025

Prison sentence for glorifying a crime against peace comes into force

19 March, 2025

Sentence for undeclared import of USD 90 100 into Latvia enters into force

19 December, 2024

Senate finds part of prosecutor's and victims' arguments in the Zolitūde tragedy criminal case to be well-founded

5 June, 2024

Conviction for attempt to provide persons with opportunity of illegal stay in the Republic of Latvia enters into force

3 August, 2023

8-year prison sentence for a Belarusian citizen accused of espionage comes into effect

27 May, 2023

Conviction and a 15-year prison sentence come into effect for the person accused of espionage

26 January, 2023

Court upholds a conviction in the criminal case of misappropriation of cotton cargo

1 February, 2022

Criminal conviction for participation in armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine enters into force

10 November, 2020

By an ancillary decision, the Senate informs officials about violations of the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, which has led to the recognition of decisive evidence in the case as inadmissible

30 July, 2020

Conviction for defraud of more than EUR 200,000 from travellers enters into force