Talk:Janis Kazocins

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Topics the article should explain, but doesn't
There's several topics that the article doesn't adequately explain, but I think should : -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 16:38, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * It seems Kazocins is a Latvian name, but it seems he was a British citizen. I'm guessing he was of Latvian ancestry; if so, we should explain that.
 * It seems very unusual for someone to become a naturalised citizen of a country and then immediately to become head of one of its most secret government departments. Surely it's due to his previous relationship with the Latvian government as a liaison from a friendly military, but it's still very unusual and we should explain why. The relevant ref (via Google Translate) appears only to say he is the head of the SEB. Usually when someone takes on a role like that, you'd expect some government announcement with some explanation of who the new appointee is and why they're a good person for the job.
 * The article says he was appointed to the shopping centre collapse inquiry, and then almost immediately resigned. Reading the relevant ref via Google Translate it seems to be due to a disagreement or misunderstanding with the funding of the inquiry or the payment of its board members, but it's not clear.