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The criminal process was initiated on July 29 of this year in accordance with Article 74.1 of the Criminal Law, namely on the public glorification and justification of crimes against peace and war crimes, as well as Article 84, namely European Union (EU) sanctions violation.
The information obtained in the course of the VDD investigation shows that the person justified the hostilities initiated by Russia in Ukraine and the war crimes committed by the Russian armed forces in several Russian propaganda resources, as well as spread misinformation about Latvia and its allied countries with the aim of discrediting them. Also, the information available to the service shows that the person cooperated with a person included in the EU sanctions list.
During the criminal procedural activities, the VDD has obtained a large amount of data carriers and documents, and the analysis of their content is currently underway. The person was given the status of a suspect and a security measure of detention.
VDD reminds that no person is considered guilty until his guilt has been recognized in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law.
It has already been reported that two months ago there were 23 criminal proceedings on hate speech related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
of Russia the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in the early morning of February 24, with rocket fire, airstrikes and the arrival of ground forces. Russia was initially mentioned as one of the goals of the invasion Ukrainian “denazification”.
The occupiers in Ukraine have suffered heavy losses and are accused of deliberate killing of civilians, as well as other war crimes. The atrocities of the occupiers began to come to light en masse after the Ukrainians drove them out of the Kyiv suburbs, such as Bucha.
Russia’s treatment of Ukrainians, including killing and setting up infiltration camps, characterized by this “fascism manifesto”published by the Kremlin’s propaganda news agency “RIA Novosti”.
In general, the war in Ukraine has been going on since 2014, when Russia occupied Crimea peninsula and started a war Ukrainian in the east.
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