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In 2014, 8 criminal processes started in Latvia connected to hostile comments on the Internet

BC, Riga, 11.07.2014.Print version
The Security Police have started eight criminal processes this year connected to hostile comments on the Internet, LETA found out from the Security Police.

Eight criminal process have been started for inciting ethnic or racial hatred on the Internet.

 

Last year, 20 such criminal processes were started, in 2012 – 17 criminal processes, and but in 2009 – just six criminal processes.

 

The Security Police also remind that a criminal process has been started in regard to the signature collection campaign for Latvia to join the Russian Federation earlier this year.






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