According to the prosecutor, a man collected information about political processes in Latvia, critical infrastructure and military facilities in the outskirts of Riga Airport, as well as about the airport and repair work carried out in its territory. He also followed the territory around the 17th Battalion of the National Guard of Latvia. He conveyed the information obtained by a representative of Russian intelligence, who personally came to Kaliningrad.
However, it was difficult for the charge to determine the specific amount of information provided, given that espionage was carried out for a long period of time, and the accused transmitted the information received by personally went to Russia. The 72-year-old spy garage also revealed explosive briquettes-one 975 gram-gram hexogenic briquette and four TNT briquettes with a total weight of 759. 4 grams, as well as 136 cartridges.
For the crimes referred to in the indictment, the prosecutor asked the prosecutor to be sentenced to eight years of imprisonment and two years of conditional supervision during the court debate. The court granted his request. In 2023 it was reported that the State Security Service (SBB) of Latvia detained a citizen of Russia, but without details. The criminal process was initiated on December 18, 2024.
In recent years, the courts of Latvia have considered several criminal cases initiated by espionage in favor of Russia and Belarus. Thus, the court of first instance condemned the former deputy of the Seimas Janis Adamsons to eight years and six months of imprisonment for espionage in favor of Russia.
Adamson posted a court of first instance on charges of four criminal offenses, in particular, the receipt of property under a false occasion, the purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition without permission. In the same case, a Russian citizen, a former KGB employee Gennady Sylonov, sentenced him to seven years and six months with a test period for two years for espionage. The decision was appealed and is considered in the Riga district court.
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