The Baltic Times reports on the court hearing which dealt with the British citizen who was arrested for urinating close to the Freedom Monument while his friends took photographs. He was not present in court, having been allowed to leave the country, and was fined €64 for a charge of ‘petty hooliganism’. Unsuprisingly, he was [...]
Developments for tourists arrested in Riga
June 17th, 2007 · No comments yet
Categories: Latvia, News
Baltic Visitor Tags: alcohol, arrest, drunk, flag, Latvia, portuguese, riga, rigacase, spanish
Demonstration at Latvian embassy in Lisboa, Portugal
June 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment
As mentioned in one of the comments on this site, a peaceful demonstration has been organised at the Latvian embassy in Lisboa by the friends of some of the young men still imprisoned in Riga. It will begin today at 6pm local time. Although the comment mentions demonstrations in other cities, I have not received [...]
Categories: Latvia, News
Baltic Visitor Tags: arrested, demonstration, drunk, flag, lisboa, portuguese, spanish, tourists
Three tourists released in Riga without charge
May 28th, 2007 · 7 Comments
Dr Joachim Neumann reports that three of the seven tourists arrested for damaging the Latvian flag have now been released without charge.
Categories: Latvia, News
Baltic Visitor Tags: arrest, damage, flag, Latvia, portuguese, prison, release, riga, rigacase, spanish
