The police have arrested a number of folks within the space of ​​Freeport of Riga

Inside Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (JV) mentioned in an interview on TV3 this morning that the Baltic states, Finland and Poland are the goal of Russian sabotage assaults, so Latvian providers are working to energetic and repeatedly exchanging data with pals.

The minister reminded that folks had been detained for a number of public actions, for instance, for the injury organized by the Russian particular providers to the monument devoted to Latvian legionnaires in Tukuma district, Đžukste parish.

The minister mentioned that folks had been additionally detained for some actions carried out in Freeport Riga. “Folks additionally carried out sure actions there and had been detained,” mentioned the minister, with out giving additional particulars.

The Public Relations Division of the State Police (VP) confirmed to the LETA group that the police are investigating against the law that occurred on the territory of the Freeport of Riga and that some folks have been detained. Police will not be releasing extra data both.

The State Safety Service (VDD) informed the LETA group that the service offers the mandatory help within the investigation of the VP in response to its capability.

It has already been reported that VDD has warned once more about rising Russian efforts to prepare dangerous actions on the territory of​​​​​​Latvia. Such a forecast was included within the VDD’s 2023 exercise report revealed in early March.

The VDD has not initiated a separate prison course of in reference to the actions of Polish detainees in Latvia. In Might, 9 members of a Russian spy group had been arrested in Poland in reference to sabotage plans. The detainees are accused of “beatings, arson and tried arson”, furthermore, these Russian sabotage plans, as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk admitted, refer not solely on Poland, but additionally on Lithuania, Latvia and, maybe, Sweden.

In keeping with the VDD, a number of circumstances that occurred within the final two months are being investigated, through which the model that the dangerous actions could possibly be carried out on behalf of the particular providers of Russia is being examined. VDD State Police offers help in investigating a number of circumstances of vandalism, investigating their potential reference to Russian particular providers.