Latvian capital mayor sacked over alleged corruption in municipal company

Nils Usakovs (L) reacts during a press briefing after his dismissal from the post of Riga mayor in Riga, capital of Latvia, April 5, 2019. Latvian Environmental Protection and Regional Development Minister Juris Puce sacked Riga mayor Nils Usakovs on Friday, blaming him for a failure to prevent serious illegalities in the Latvian capital's municipal transport company. The mayor lost his job for not performing his office duties as prescribed by law and for several violations, according to the minister's decree published in the official newspaper Latvijas Vestnesis. (Xinhua/Edijs Palens)