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• Ex-President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga: Ombudsmans Office should not be liquidated as an institution

The ex-President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga stated that the Ombudsman’s Office should not be liquidated as an institution. According to Mrs. Vike-Freiberga, it took a long time and hard work to establish the Ombudsman’s Office and it should not be destroyed in one moment. Mrs. Vike-Freiberga considers that during economic crisis it is permissible to cut Ombudsman’s Office’s budget or number of staff but it is not permissible to liquidate the institution as such.

The ex-President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga stated that the Ombudsmans Office should not be liquidated as an institution. According to Mrs. Vike-Freiberga, it took a long time and hard work to establish the Ombudsmans Office and it should not be destroyed in one moment. Mrs. Vike-Freiberga considers that during economic crisis it is permissible to cut Ombudsmans Offices budget or number of staff but it is not permissible to liquidate the institution as such. Diena, Latvijas Avize