Constitutional Court refuses to reopen wood industry case
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The Constitutional Court has rejected a request by Prosecutor General Janis Meister to review rulings in the wood industry case, indicating that the court will not re-examine these specific rulings. The decision signals the court's unwillingness to reconsider the established verdicts in the matter.
The foreign ministry is defending its record on two fronts as minister Baiba Braže faces allegations regarding her past ties to a Kremlin-linked figure, while the government explains why Russian grain is not passing through. Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told reporters the grain is not in transit through the country because strategic partners bought it first, a distinction the transport minister has publicly questioned.
Amendments to the Archive Law have come into force, granting easier access to state records for thousands of amateur genealogists. While the change simplifies the search for ancestors, experts note that a more accessible archive does not necessarily make the family history any less complicated.