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• Administrative violations of the State Language Law
• The Minister of Justice and the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau on the measures to prevent corruption in the Naturalization Board

The Commission of the State Language Centre has found 247 cases of the State Language Law’s administrative violation in the time period from 22 March to 10 October 2005. The cases were initiated against 67 employees in security firms, 6 – in sales networks (RIMI Latvia, VP Market, Mego etc.), 116 – in private and state institutions, firms and organizations, including children’s gardens, schools, hospitals, police departments etc. All the accused persons must pay different fines. The Commission has also specified the time period when the accused persons must prove their state language skills.

The Commission of the State Language Centre has found 247 cases of the State Language Laws administrative violation in the time period from 22 March to 10 October 2005. The cases were initiated against 67 employees in security firms, 6 – in sales networks (RIMI Latvia, VP Market, Mego etc.), 116 – in private and state institutions, firms and organizations, including childrens gardens, schools, hospitals, police departments etc. All the accused persons must pay different fines. The Commission has also specified the time period when the accused persons must prove their state language skills. Vesti Segodnya

The Minister of Justice Solvita Aboltina will ask the government for funding to ensure video cameras for oversight in the examination rooms and the establishment of the Internal Audit Department in the Naturalization Board. According to Solvita Aboltina, the Internal Audit Department would help to improve control over regional departments of the Naturalization Board. The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau has made the same proposals. It also emphasized that the Naturalization Board should ensure more careful employees’ recruitment procedure in the future.

The Minister of Justice Solvita Aboltina will ask the government for funding to ensure video cameras for oversight in the examination rooms and the establishment of the Internal Audit Department in the Naturalization Board. According to Solvita Aboltina, the Internal Audit Department would help to improve control over regional departments of the Naturalization Board. The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau has made the same proposals. It also emphasized that the Naturalization Board should ensure more careful employees recruitment procedure in the future. Telegraf, Diena