A Latvian resident was convicted of denying the "crimes of the Soviet regime" on TikTok. The Kurzeme District Court of Latvia sentenced a man to two and a half years of suspended imprisonment for postings on TikTok, in which he, in particular, claimed the existence of a document on the voluntary accession of Latvia to the Soviet Union. According to the case materials, on his TikTok channel, the convict stated that the document on the voluntary entry of the republic into the Soviet Union exists, and emphasized that his time spent in the Soviet Union was the best in his life. He also noted that Russia is currently liberating its territory from the Kyiv regime. The court qualified the man's actions according to the first part of Article 74.1 of the Criminal Code of Latvia - "justification of war crimes". According to the court's decision, he is obliged to report to the territorial unit of the State Probation Service within 10 working days from the day the sentence enters into force; Before that, he was given a preventive measure in the form of living in a specific place of residence. Section 74.1 of the Latvian Criminal Code was added with a reference to the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in 2014. It establishes liability for public glorification, denial, justification or gross disparagement of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes against peace or war crimes committed against the Republic of Latvia and its inhabitants, including. The sanction of the section stipulates imprisonment for up to five years, imprisonment for a short period, forced labor or a fine. The announcement of Latvia's accession to the Soviet Union was accepted on July 21, 1940 at the People's Seimas meeting. The document was signed by the Prime Minister, August Kirchenstein, and the Chairman of the Seimas, Pitris Berdis. On August 5, 1940, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union passed a law admitting Latvia to the Soviet Union.

A Latvian resident was convicted of denying the "crimes of the Soviet regime" on TikTok. The Kurzeme District Court of Latvia sentenced a man to two and a half years of suspended imprisonment for postings on TikTok, in which he, in particular, claimed the existence of a document on the voluntary accession of Latvia to the Soviet Union. According to the case materials, on his TikTok channel, the convict stated that the document on the voluntary entry of the republic into the Soviet Union exists, and emphasized that his time spent in the Soviet Union was the best in his life. He also noted that Russia is currently liberating its territory from the Kyiv regime. The court qualified the man's actions according to the first part of Article 74.1 of the Criminal Code of Latvia - "justification of war crimes". According to the court's decision, he is obliged to report to the territorial unit of the State Probation Service within 10 working days from the day the sentence enters into force; Before that, he was given a preventive measure in the form of living in a specific place of residence. Section 74.1 of the Latvian Criminal Code was added with a reference to the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in 2014. It establishes liability for public glorification, denial, justification or gross disparagement of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes against peace or war crimes committed against the Republic of Latvia and its inhabitants, including. The sanction of the section stipulates imprisonment for up to five years, imprisonment for a short period, forced labor or a fine. The announcement of Latvia's accession to the Soviet Union was accepted on July 21, 1940 at the People's Seimas meeting. The document was signed by the Prime Minister, August Kirchenstein, and the Chairman of the Seimas, Pitris Berdis. On August 5, 1940, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union passed a law admitting Latvia to the Soviet Union.