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Riga’s Skinhead Raids

An investigation into attacks on unhoused people in Riga has brought Latvia’s security service into a case involving children below the age of criminal responsibility.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 11

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Latvia’s State Police said on November 10 that officers detained three minors and one adult in Riga, the Latvian capital, during searches on October 29. The operation, carried out with the State Security Service, was part of an investigation into suspected arson and violence against people experiencing homelessness. Polic…

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