President cleared of corruption

Jul 23, 2008
From wire reports

RIGA - The president has been cleared of long-standing accusations that he accepted “gratitude payments” — otherwise known as bribes — before taking office. The anti-corruption bureau found that President Valdis Zatlers did not violate the law by accepting cash gifts from patients while working as chairman of the board and surgeon at the State Trauma and Orthopedic Hospital. The scandal cast a shadow over Zatlers during his first days in office. Opposition leaders and NGOs attacked t ...

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