The Prosecutor General's Office announces the appointment of the Prosecutor General in issue No. 179 of the official gazette Latvijas Vēstnesis

In the official publication of the Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Vēstnesis, on September 17, 2026, in issue No. 179, a notice from the Prosecutor General’s Office was published with the heading “On the appointment of the Prosecutor General”. The notice was issued with the official reference OP 2026/179 and placed in the “INSTITUTIONS — OFFICIAL NOTICES” section of the publication as Prosecutor General’s Office information. With this publication, the appointment of a high-level prosecution official becomes officially notified and publicly verifiable.

In the table of contents of issue No. 179, the notice is numbered as item 2, and it is published by the institution responsible for prosecution personnel matters — the Prosecutor General’s Office. The category of the notice in the index is listed as “Prosecutor General’s Office information”, which means it is official information from the institution, rather than a legislative or government act. In the same issue, the official notices section also includes other categories, including “Job competition notices (1)” and “Activity reports (1)”.

Place of Publication and Official Reference

• Publication: Latvijas Vēstnesis, the official publication of the Republic of Latvia.
• Publication date: September 17, 2026.
• Issue number: No. 179.
• Official reference: OP 2026/179.
• Entry sequence number in the table of contents: 2.
• Notice heading: “On the appointment of the Prosecutor General”.
• Publishing institution: Prosecutor General’s Office.
• Section: INSTITUTIONS — OFFICIAL NOTICES.

Other Entries in This Issue

• 1. Regular session of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia on September 10, 2026 — Stenogram of the Saeima session.
• 3. Amendments to the Bank of Latvia regulations No. 236 of December 19, 2022, “Bank of Latvia Payment Services Price List in the Field of Cash” — Bank of Latvia regulations No. 424.
• 4. Binding regulations No. SN11/2026 of the Olaine Municipality Council on the partial repeal of Annex No. 10 to binding regulation No. 20.
• 5. and 6. Notices No. 13 and No. 14 of the Chapter of Orders regarding awards of the Order of the Three Stars and the Order of Viesturs.

Why This Is Important

The appointment of the Prosecutor General is a high-level personnel decision within the prosecution system, and its publication in the official gazette is the moment when the decision acquires a generally accessible, legally significant form. The activities of an official at this level directly influence criminal prosecution priorities, the distribution of resources among case categories, and the institution’s communication with the judiciary. Therefore, the precise reference to the notice — OP 2026/179, item 2 — is important for anyone wishing to verify the fact, date, and publishing institution of the appointment.

Official Publication as a Verification Source

Latvijas Vēstnesis is a place where official notices from state institutions are published in one location with unified numbering; therefore, a reference to a specific issue and entry number allows the document to be found independently of other sources. The notice regarding the appointment of the Prosecutor General in this issue is the only entry pertaining to prosecution personnel matters, and it is published under the institution’s name Prosecutor General’s Office, rather than under another publisher. This means that the prosecution office itself is responsible for the fact of the appointment and its wording.

Impact on Public Trust

The appointment of high-level prosecution officials is a signal both within and outside the institution: the direction of criminal proceedings and the institution’s reputation depend on it. Official publication in the official gazette ensures that the appointment is not merely an internal decision, but a publicly documented fact with a specific date and reference. This allows the public and the media to monitor how the prosecution exercises its powers and how its leadership composition changes.

Official source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, the official publication of the Republic of Latvia, September 17, 2026, No. 179; official reference OP 2026/179, point 2 “On the appointment of the Prosecutor General”, publishing institution Prosecutor General’s Office; publication also available online: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16976?content=1