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The Latvian police send summonses to people who have posted congratulations on Victory Day on their social media accounts, journalist Vladimir Linderman reports on his Telegram channel. According to him, the number of summonses is in the hundreds, if not thousands. The authors of the posts are threatened with administrative punishment.
The human rights activist called what is happening lawlessness. The accusations are based on the presumed violation of two articles. The first refers to the ''use of symbols of totalitarian regimes in a public place'' - the Soviet flag, military uniforms, images of a hammer and sickle with a five-pointed star. The second article punishes "the use in a public place of symbols glorifying military aggression and war crimes." Moreover, in both cases, they can be punished only when glorifying the totalitarian regime or justifying war crimes.
In other words, notes Vladimir Linderman, as an explanation for his post, it is enough for a person to expalin that he rejoices at the defeat of Nazism and honors the memory of the dead, there is no offense in this. At the same time, the journalist advises not to plead guilty and not to enter into argument with law enforcement officers.
The Russian Union of Latvia also calls to appeal the illegal actions of law enforcement officers. The party draws attention to the fact that these articles of the law refer to a public place, which can hardly be attributed to a personal page on social networks. In any case, before the termination of the case, the party advises to comply with the requirements of the police on time and offers assistance in preparing the explanations required by law.
Russkiy Mir
