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7 tourists illegaly detained in Riga, Latvia for over two weeks

5 Portuguese and 2 Spanish tourists were detained in Riga, Latvia on 16 May for alledgedly "stamping on a flag". No witnesses were brought forward & no proof was shown. 3 have been freed without charge. The others are still in jail suffering from malnutrition. Read one of the freed detainees' first hand account. Please digg this to raise awareness.

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Posted on Jun. 4th, 2007 at 04:30 am | | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

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[info]balticvisitor

More information on the arrests in Riga

Hi Riga Rooster. I have been covering this story on my new blog Baltic Visitor. There have been numerous informative comments posted, including ones by Joachim Neumann (who wrote the Riga Case site to which you link). The various posts and comments are linked to in the most recent post on the subject.

Four of the men remain within Latvia awaiting trial, although they are no longer in prison. The charge is desecration of the Latvian flag, which carries a maximum sentence of 6 years in jail. I will be following the story as it progresses, and am now in contact with one of the three men who were released without charge.

BTW, I have been enjoying your blog and have now added it to my blogroll.
Posted on Jun. 9th, 2007 03:35 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

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