Grigorijs Ņemcovs
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Grigorijs Ņemcovs was a Latvia
n journalist, businessman and politician (deputy mayor of Daugavpils). He began his career in Daugavpils city council. He published a regional newspaper (Million) and owned a local television station.
Nemtsov founded Latvia's largest regional Russian-language
newspaper, Million, in 1995. The paper has covered political and local government corruption
and mismanagement.
He was the founder of the society movement Latgales Tauta (Nation of Latgale
). In 2007, death threats were made against Nemtsov, and his house was burned down. The arsonists have not been identified. He was also physically attacked in 2000 by unidentified assailants who took his passport.
On 16 April 2010, Nemtsov was shot twice in the head at close range when he went to a meeting in a café. The murder, appeared to have been carefully planned and executed. The gunman seems to have been following Ņemcovs when he arrived at a café on Lacplesa Street near the University of Daugavpils. He was already dead when the emergency services arrived at the scene. He was 61 years old.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n journalist, businessman and politician (deputy mayor of Daugavpils). He began his career in Daugavpils city council. He published a regional newspaper (Million) and owned a local television station.
Nemtsov founded Latvia's largest regional Russian-language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
newspaper, Million, in 1995. The paper has covered political and local government corruption
Political corruption
Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...
and mismanagement.
He was the founder of the society movement Latgales Tauta (Nation of Latgale
Latgale
Latgale is one of the four historical and cultural regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic. It is the easternmost region north of the Daugava River...
). In 2007, death threats were made against Nemtsov, and his house was burned down. The arsonists have not been identified. He was also physically attacked in 2000 by unidentified assailants who took his passport.
On 16 April 2010, Nemtsov was shot twice in the head at close range when he went to a meeting in a café. The murder, appeared to have been carefully planned and executed. The gunman seems to have been following Ņemcovs when he arrived at a café on Lacplesa Street near the University of Daugavpils. He was already dead when the emergency services arrived at the scene. He was 61 years old.
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- Pilsētas centrā nošauj Daugavpils mēra vietnieku DienaDienaDiena is a Latvian language national daily newspaper in Latvia, published since 23 November 1990. Since privatisation in 1993, Diena was owned by Swedish media group Bonnier, 2009 AS Diena together with its sister business daily Dienas Bizness was sold to investor group owned by Jonathan and David...
- Šodien, 21. aprīlī pēdējā gaitā izvada Grigoriju Ņemcovu City of DaugavpilsDaugavpilsDaugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...