LSM's Latvian language service reported that the minister wants to know if criminal charges will be forthcoming and if so, when - which could be interpreted as a thinly disguised hurry-up to the police.
"I would like to emphasize that, in my opinion, there is no need to wait for a special application to allow the State Police to initiate an inspection of the state's interests," Ģirģens was quoted as saying.
Rīgas satiksme is currently mired in multiple scandals involving alleged abuse of position, rigged tenders and much more, as previously reported by LSM numerous times.