<i>In a message posted to the website of Latvia's Foreign Ministry, minister Edgars Rinkevics said Latvian law guaranteed that people who broke the law suffered only "proportionate punishment".</i><p><i>Mr Rinkevics said the US sought a jail term for Mr Calovskis that exceeded 60 years.</i><p><i>"In my view, such a penalty is disproportionate to the amount, and so far no-one has been able to conclusively dispel my fears that it might be otherwise," he said.</i><p>Sanity and a spine from a politician ... now that is surprising. And refreshing. Also with US max sentences gone berserk it could be seen as a human rights issue.