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Six criminal cases of "espionage in favor of Russia" have been opened in Latvia. This was reported by BaltNews with a reference to the statement of the National Security Service of the country.It is reported that out of six criminal cases, two have already been sentenced, and two are still under trial.
The details of the rest of the cases are kept secret. The secret services of Latvia also do not disclose the names of those against whom there are suspicions of "espionage". They explain their position by the interests of national security and the fear that the suspects may hide.
As reported by IA REGNUM , on June 11 this year, the deputy of the Latvian parliament Janis Adamsons was arrested. The deputy is suspected of transmitting information to Russia in recent years.
The information allegedly concerned both publicly available documents on state budget spending on the military sphere, and intra-parliamentary discussions on countering the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.