Latvian State Security Service (VDD) has prepared Annual Report about its activities in 2021.
On 21 June VDD detained a pro-Kremlin activist who on the Internet systematically acquitted and glorified the crimes of Russia’s armed forces against peace and war crimes aimed towards Ukraine and Ukrainians.
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On 17 June VDD organized the meeting of Counterterrorism Centre expert advisory council during which VDD’s counterterrorism experts together with experts from other fields discussed the latest terrorism threat trends in Europe and Latvia as well as the activities which have been carried out in the counterterrorism field in the first half-year of 2022 and the priorities for the next period.
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Since the beginning of Russia’s armed forces invasion into Ukraine, Latvian State Security Service (VDD) has initiated 19 criminal proceedings in relation to hate speech, while four proceedings were taken over from the State Police.
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