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• Saeima Legal Affairs Committee has reviewed draft amendments to the Criminal Law

Yesterday, the Saeima Legal Affairs Committee has reviewed draft amendments to the Criminal Law supported by the Saeima in the second reading. The Committee has supported the proposals stipulating criminal liability for a person who made an attempt to pass naturalisation exam or state language proficiency test instead of a real applicant for citizenship or for state language proficiency certificate. Such persons might be punished with imprisonment or pecuniary penalty. Also, the Committee has refused a proposal to set criminal liability for violation of prohibition of any discrimination. Accordingly, at present, the draft amendments stipulate criminal liability only for violation of national, ethnic, racial or religious prohibition of discrimination.

Yesterday, the Saeima Legal Affairs Committee has reviewed draft amendments to the Criminal Law supported by the Saeima in the second reading. The Committee has supported the proposals stipulating criminal liability for a person who made an attempt to pass naturalisation exam or state language proficiency test instead of a real applicant for citizenship or for state language proficiency certificate. Such persons might be punished with imprisonment or pecuniary penalty. Also, the Committee has refused a proposal to set criminal liability for violation of prohibition of any discrimination. Accordingly, at present, the draft amendments stipulate criminal liability only for violation of national, ethnic, racial or religious prohibition of discrimination. Latvijas Avize