1. Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia STATE POLICE of LATVIA CENTRAL CRIMINAL POLICE DEPARTMENT Economic Crime Enforcement Department

2. State Police of Latvia 5 Regional Police DepartmentsCentral Criminal Police Department Organised Crime Enforcement Department Economic Crime Enforcement Department (ECED) International Cooperation Bureau Criminal Investigation Department Latvian Ministry of the Interior State Police Central Criminal Police Department

3. Economic Crime Enforcement Departmen 69 officers Information and Financial Analysis Group Unit for the fight against criminal offences in the field of banks, credit institutions Unit combating frauds, malfeasance, money counterfeiting, unlicensed business Intellectual property protection, the illegal movement of goods (smuggling) enforcment unit  Chief of Economic Crime Enforcement Departmen  Deputy chief Cybercrime enforcement unit

4. ECED plans, organizes, coordinates and takes measures for the prevention, detection, dealing with: Combating: money laundering illegal activities with financial instruments and instruments of payment crimes in credit institutions money and securities counterfeiting frauds and appropriation bribery in private area illegal movement of goods in internal market cyber crimes intellectual property

5. 2 UNIT of the Economic Crime Enforcement Department Investigates counterfeit money cases Investigates fraud and appropriation cases Investigates fraud with EU funds Investigates corruption in private sector

6. Investigation In 2014 and 2015 Economic Police Department has not started any criminal case about corruption in private sector. Reasons: 1. People relate corruption only or mainly with state officials. 2. The understanding of corruption in private sector is low. 3. In this kind of criminal cases the court judicature is low.

7. Thank you for your attention! ILZE SOKOLOVSKA Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia STATE POLICE CENTRAL CRIMINAL POLICE DEPARTMENT Economic Crime Enforcement Department Deputy Chief Phone nb.: +371 29205978 Office: +371 67208621 E-mail: ilze.sokolovska@vp.gov.lv KRISTAPS KALNINS Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia STATE POLICE CENTRAL CRIMINAL POLICE DEPARTMENT Economic Crime Enforcement Department Head of Second Unit Phone nb.: +371 26180330 Office: +371 67208480 E-mail: kristaps.kalnins@vp.gov.lv