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Latvian Prime Minister Aldis Gobzems (KPV LV) has been excluded from the law on the code of ethics, the law on the judiciary and several violations of the law on the bar, announced the Latvian Council Sworn Advocates (LZAP).
The Council explained that the Disciplinary Committee of LZAP had found that Gobzem had infringed Articles 7, 46 and 67 of the Law on the Lawyer and Article 28.3, second paragraph of the Law on judicial. The norms of the said law prescribe that the material of the case will only be available to persons enjoying such rights in procedural law until the final decision of the court has entered into force in this case. They also state that lawyers can not be identified with their clients or their records in connection with the exercise of their lawyers' professional duties.
Similarly, the Code of Conduct for Latvian sworn lawyers, including 1.2. the second part states that as a lawyer in a professional activity and in private life, he must refrain from any behavior likely to dissociate his profession, to doubt his dignity, his integrity and its justice, as well as section 8.3 of the Code of Ethics. which states that lawyers must treat their colleagues in the profession with the utmost respect, courtesy and integrity.
In the Council, it was reported that during the examination of four complaints lodged in Gobzem in June and July of this year, LZAP decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings and to refer them to the Disciplinary Committee. Prior to this decision, Gobzeme was asked to provide written explanations of the complaints received. Gobzem was also asked to give explanations on LZAP meetings twice, but he did not use this opportunity.
The Disciplinary Commission both requested and received written explanations from Gobzeme on the issues examined, and also heard its explanations on the spot on 1 November. The next meeting of the Disciplinary Committee, held on 13 November, made it possible to badess the information provided in the complaints, in connection with the opinion expressed by Gobzeme in its explanations, to note violations subject of the most serious measure of exclusion from the bar.
The decision to remove Gobzam from the Bar was pbaded on November 13, prior to his appointment as Prime Minister. The decision of the disciplinary council regarding the exclusion of the number of sworn lawyers is approved and applied by the LZAP when the final decision is taken in the context of a disciplinary procedure. As a result, on 28 November, LZAP held a meeting at which, on the basis of the Committee's decision and the reasons therein, a decision was taken regarding the exclusion of Gobzeme.
LZAP explained that the disciplinary commission is appointed and elected among its members by sworn lawyers at the general meeting of sworn lawyers. It is an independent and elected institution, like the LZAP, which has no connection with the political situation of the country and which represents all the lawyers. The current composition of the disciplinary commission and the council was elected in April 2017.
Gobzem had previously asked to suspend his activities at the bar, which means that later, after losing his status as a public official, he would be able to resume and continue to practice the profession of lawyer. On the other hand, the exclusion of Gobzam from the Bar is excluded. In the future, Gobzem is no longer a member of the judiciary and is no longer allowed to practice the profession of lawyer; the immunity of the lawyer, ethical standards will not apply to him.
The LETA agency has already announced that LZAP was supporting the dismissal of Gobzeme from the bar, confirmed Wednesday to LETA, its secretary general, LETA, Janis Rozenberg. Unofficial information available at the LETA agency suggest that such a decision was made in connection with Gobzma's statements to badbadinated murder administrator, Martins Bunk, and that this decision was adopted in the absence of Gobzma himself.
LZAP decisions may be appealed in accordance with the procedures specified in the Administrative Procedure Law. An appeal against a decision of the Council to exclude, suspend or withdraw a lawyer from the number of lawyers or to suspend a lawyer does not suspend the application of this decision before the date of entry into force of the final decision.
During his career, Gobzem headed the Insolvency Administration (now the Insolvency Control Department) and defended the interests of several victims of the tragedy of Maxima. in several civil cases, according to information available in the LETA archives.
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