Latvian central bank governor Rimsevics detained: Prime Minister's office

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Last Updated : Feb 18 2018 | 4:35 PM IST

RIGA (Reuters) - Latvian central bank governor Ilmars Rimsevics has been detained by the country's anti-corruption agency, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Sunday.

"The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has applied the status of being detained to the Governor of Bank of Latvia [Ilmars Rimsevics]," Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

The home and office of the central bank's governor was searched on Friday, the state broadcaster said on Saturday.

(Reporting by Gederts Gelzis; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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First Published: Feb 18 2018 | 4:27 PM IST

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