I find it hard to believe, and I’ve scanned the Pardrošību site but haven’t seen anything other than the reports about the Police taking action against hooligans and vandals even if they support Ukraine.

Edit: Seems like this is the specific page being referred to:

Aicina ziņot par Krievijas agresijas atbalstītājiem Latvijā

The following was posted on a forum (alongside some other stuff about similar laws in Czechia and Slovakia):

“Latvia now has a police hotline to report citizens who support Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine.

Local media outlet Pardrošību reported that there are least four Latvian laws that prohibit supporting and justifying the war. These statutes are similar to those of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The website encouraged Latvian citizens to report neighbors suspected of sympathizing with Moscow, providing them with a phone number and email address for the police.”

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  2. According to the Criminal Law of Latvia, the following actions are prohibited. The people who break the below sections were asked to be reported. Don’t support the war of aggression, don’t be an urla and no need to be worried.

    Section 74.1 Acquittal of Genocide, Crime against Humanity
    > For a person who commits public glorification of genocide, crime against humanity, crime against peace or war crime or glorification, denial, acquittal or gross trivialisation of committed genocide, crime against humanity, crime against peace or war crime, including genocide, crime against humanity, crime against peace or war crime committed by the U.S.S.R. or Nazi Germany against the Republic of Latvia and its inhabitants,
    >
    > the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to five years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine.

    Section 71.1 Invitation to Genocide

    > For a person who commits public invitation to genocide,
    >
    > the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a period up to eight years.

    Section 77. Invitation to War of Aggression

    > For a person who commits public invitation to a war of aggression or to triggering of an armed conflict,
    >
    > the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a period up to eight years.

    > Section 78. Triggering of National, Ethnic and Racial Hatred
    >
    > (1) For a person who commits acts directed towards triggering national, ethnic, racial or religious hatred or enmity,
    >
    > the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine.
    >
    > (2) For a person who commits the same acts, if they have been committed by a group of persons or a public official, or a responsible employee of an undertaking (company) or organisation, or if they have been committed using an automated data processing system,
    >
    > the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to five years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine.
    >
    > (3) For committing the act provided for in Paragraph one of this Section, if it is related to violence or threats or if it is committed by an organised group,
    >
    > the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to ten years, with or without probationary supervision for a period of up to three years.

    Section 81. Invitation Directed against the Republic of Latvia

    > For a person who makes a public invitation to take action against national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, State authority or administrative order of the Republic of Latvia in a manner that is not provided for in the Constitution or for distribution of materials containing such invitation,
    >
    > the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to five years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine, with probationary supervision for a period of up to three years.

  3. Es šo kaut kā nesaprotu. Kad kāds pasaka man neatbalstāmu ideju, man ir jāziņo drošības policijai?

    Man šķita, ka rīcība tikai uz to attiecas. (piemēram iešana protesta par labu Krievijai Ukrainā)

  4. No, police spread information on how to file report if someone is breaking existing laws, such as calling for genocide. There is no new hotline for hunting down anyone vaguely supportive of Russia. There is a lot of misinformation vaguely based in reality spreading around right now.

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