A case was opened against a deputy of the Latvian Seimas for protecting the Russian language

A criminal case has been opened in Latvia against Seimas deputy Alexei Roslikov on suspicion of assisting Russia in its alleged "actions against Latvia" and "inciting national hatred and discord." This was announced on June 9 by the Latvian State Security Service (SSS).

"The criminal case was initiated after the service assessed Roslikov's statements at the Seimas meeting on June 5, as well as other recent actions," the service said in a statement on its website.

It is noted that the State Security Service has repeatedly held "preventive" conversations with the leader of the political party "For Stability!".

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The Latvian State Television and radio portal LSM reported on June 5 that the Latvian Seimas removed Roslikov from the meeting for defending the Russian language. It is clarified that during the consideration in Parliament of the declaration "on the elimination of linguistic consequences of Russification", he opposed this project, stressing in his speech that a significant part of the population are Russians who speak their native language at home, while they are actively involved in the development of Latvia.