VDD arrests a supporter of Russian war crimes and an instigator of hatred against Latvians

In the video calls published on TikTok, the person expressed support for Russia and its extended military aggression against Ukraine, as well as aggressively and hostilely addressed Latvians and other residents of Latvia who support Ukraine.

On April 25, the service also carried out criminal procedural activities in one person-related facility near Riga. During the criminal proceedings, the service took out several data carriers, personal records, as well as clothing and other items with symbols of Russia and the Soviet Union for further investigation.

The person came to the attention of the VDD as early as 2023 in connection with aggressive comments on the social networking site “Facebook”, in which he expressed support for Russia. In August last year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducted preventive discussions with this person, warning that his activities in the Internet environment are approaching criminal offenses for which criminal liability is provided.

The suspect has been remanded in custody as a security measure.

VDD will provide additional information on the progress of the investigation according to the progress of the criminal process.

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