“I delivered weapons to the opponents myself.” After the spicy video scandal, Madars Lasmanis resigned

Lasmanis’ statement expressed regret for the termination of the service check against Loner in 2022 with the lightest possible disciplinary punishment – a note.

Although the politician in his letter does not directly mention the video from the remote meeting of the city council, which gained great resonance in the Internet environment, it can be understood that the penultimate paragraph refers to this incident.

“Of course, everyone must also follow ethical standards in their actions. A person who works in a public position should not find himself in a situation that can be interpreted in different ways.

We all know it, but until it happens to us, we don’t fully understand. I myself supplied the weapons to the opponents.

I have already apologized to my direct colleagues in the municipality and party members, today I also want to apologize to the residents of my district and the wider society, who felt uncomfortable or offended in any way due to the situation.

I will make every effort to restore my tarnished reputation and regain trust.”

In conclusion, Lasmanis expresses his gratitude to the residents of Jelgava region for their response, for the work done together, as well as to the employees of the municipality for their cooperation so far and promises to continue working in their interests, but now as a deputy.

It has already been reported that Lasmani’s behavior in the Budget Commission, where, while chairing the meeting, the politician turned his attention to a woman’s legs while sitting in a car, caused wide discussions.

Certain local government politicians and officials have demanded to evaluate Lasmanis’s actions, while directing the session in the Budget Commission, he addressed the feet of a woman. The executive director of the municipality, Līga Lonerte (LZS), has invited the members of the municipality to evaluate, in her opinion, the violation of ethics in the actions of the council chairman, by sending them a video from the commission’s meeting on March 13. The executive director told the deputies that, in her opinion, significant violations can be seen in Lasmanis’ actions. She turned to the deputies after the alarm raised by the administration employees.

The request was signed by four deputies of the Latvian Farmers’ Union – deputy chairman of the city council Ilze Vītola, Lolita Duge, Juris Lavenieks and Juris Razživins, and three deputies elected from the list of the Association of Regions of Latvia – Dainis Liepiņš, Vidmants Rinkuns and Dina Tauriņa.