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All March 16 events authorized in Riga

BC, Riga, 06.03.2015.Print version

All events for and against WWII Latvian Legion Day on March 16, 2015 that were submitted to the municipality, have been authorized for assembly at the Freedom Monument in Riga on this date.

 

This according to a decision made during today's meeting held by the Executive of Riga City.


Ugis Vidauskis, Riga City Council spokesman, told LETA that the organization "Latvijas Antinacistiska komiteja" ("Latvian Anti-Nazi Committee") has rescheduled the time of its event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Agreement was reached that the demonstrators would not use megaphones.

 

Other organizations, such as the war veterans' "Daugavas Vanagi" and "Nacionalo karaviru atbalstam" ("For the Support of National Soldiers") agreed to hold their gatherings simultaneously.

 

All events will be under tight security by State and Municipal police.

 

As reported, Igors Siskins, a member of the ultra-radical "Thundercross" organization and the head of the "Gustavs Celmins Center", intends to organize a rally at the "Laima" clock near the Freedom Monument on March 16.

 

According to Siskins' application, the event is to take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 16, as the Riga City Council's representative Ugis Vidauskis told LETA. Siskins indicates in his application that the event will pay homage to the members of the Latvian Legion.





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