Saeima today, on February 18, has voted for dismissal of Vilnis Vietnieks from the post of the judge of the Supreme Court by his own wish. 71 deputy voted for, 5 deputies – against it, and one deputy desisted.

The senator of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Senate Vilnis Vietnieks goes to long service pension. Saeima has released him from his post since February 18.

Vilnis Vietnieks was born in 1944. He has worked in judicial system since 1978, starting with the post of the judge in the court of Jekabpils district; in 1985 he was elected for the post of the senator of the department of Criminal cases of the Senate of the Supreme Court. Since 2005 the senator Vietnieks is the member of Latvian Judicial Qualifications Committee.

Vilnis Vietnieks is the patriot of his native Selija region. He is the Honoured Citizen of Zalves rural municipality.

The senator also writes poetry and collection of his poems will soon be published, and also documentary novelette about the senator of the Republic of Latvia Janis Skudra has been prepared for publication.

 

 

 

 

 


Information prepared by

Head of the Division of Communications of the Supreme Court Rasma Zvejniece

E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: 67020396, 28652211