Mayor of Riga Nil Ushakov again fell under the obstruction of the State Language Center (CGN) of Latvia, which ordered him another penalty for using in communicating with the population of the Russian language.

As the mayor said on the web, the supervisory authority now did not like the fact that during an informal meeting with Russian-speaking students it was not in the state language.

"You will not believe, but the State Language Center wrote me another penalty - 50 euros. This time for the fact that I to Russian-speaking students who asked me questions during an informal meeting in Russian, in Russian and answered. Everything that happened was broadcast on my Facebook personal page, "wrote Ushakov on his official page in this social network on Wednesday, April 26..

"In the opinion of the FGI, an official can not answer students in their native language. Even during informal communication. And the fact of the broadcast on Facebook is also an aggravating fact. Even though this is my personal page, "- said the politician.

The Riga mayor suggested that the language department decided to fight North Korean leader Kim Jong-no for the title of the main planetary freak, and the mayor noted that the DPRK leader has even less chance, t. "The State Language Center seems to have decided to go for a record".

The decision of the TsGY Ushakov intends to challenge in court. "The law on state language does not regulate informal communication, that is, I did not violate the law either. Accordingly, the fine will be contested in court. If necessary - then in the Constitutional Court, "- said the mayor.

Also, the mayor of Riga stressed that his position remains unchanged - he will continue to communicate in Russian. "I'm not going to change anything in my behavior.

And when Russian-speaking children will be in the Duma to ask a question in their native language, I will always reply to them in Russian, too, "Ushakov concluded..

We will remind, earlier the proof Riga tin soldier on the page in Facebook has placed a caricature after on it in the summer of 2016 г. Was fined for the fact that the Riga City Council in social networks communicates in Russian. While the law does not regulate the language of communication of local governments with local residents in foreign Networks. Not to mention the fact that the capital portal functions in both Latvian and Russian.