The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: criminal law amendments to make the criminal law of the Republic of Latvia (Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 15; 2000, no. 12, 13, 15; 2001; 2002, nr. 11, 16, 22, 23 no; 2003, 10, 15; 2004, nr. 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13; 2005, nr. 2, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21; 2006, no 1., 7., no. 22; 2007 3, no. 15; 2008, 3, nr. 24; 2009, 13, 15, 21. no; Latvian journal, 2009, 193. no; 2010, 178, 199. no; 2011, 99, 117 no). the following amendments: 1. Express article 288.2 as follows: "article 288.2. Political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations illegal financing (1) of the political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations illegal financing much — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred fifty minimum monthly wages.
(2) For the first part of this article, actions, if they committed group of people by prior agreement, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to four years or with arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages. "
2. To complement the chapter XXII 288.3 288.4 288.5, with, and the article as follows: "article 288.3. The mediation of political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations in the financing of illicit brokering political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations in the illegal financing of large extent — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly salaries.
288.4 article. Political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations of financing illegal adoption and extortion (1) of the political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations of the illegal adoption of funding much — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or by arrest, or to forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred fifty minimum monthly wages.
(2) For the first part of this article, actions, if done by a group of persons by prior agreement or if they are related to political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations to request funding for a large extent — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly salaries.
(3) political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations funding extortion — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to six years, or with the arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly salaries.
288.5 article. Political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations of persons illegally financed the release from criminal liability (1) the Person who illegally funded political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations are exempt from criminal liability if political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations illegal financing linked to extortion or if this person by political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations of financing illegal voluntarily notify about what happened.
(2) With extortion must understand political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations funding request related to threats to harm the legitimate interests of the person.
(3) political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations of the illegal financing of the supporters and intermediaries shall be exempt from criminal liability if he by political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations of financing illegal voluntarily notify about what happened. "
The Parliament adopted the law in 2011 on September 8.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President s. Āboltiņ 2011 in Riga on September 20.