Kurzeme District Court to continue trial of pro-Kremlin activist Alekseyev on 14 December
The Kurzeme District Court in Latvia will resume the criminal trial of pro-Kremlin activist Yuri Alekseyev and two non-citizens on 14 December. The charges concern actions directed against Latvian sovereignty.
The Kurzeme District Court in Latvia will continue hearing the criminal case against pro-Kremlin activist Yuri Alekseyev and two Latvian non-citizens, Dmitry Sustretov and Pyotr Pogorodniy, on 14 December at 10:00. The defendants face accusations of actions directed against Latvia's sovereignty, the news agency LETA reported.
What is known about the case
The case is a criminal prosecution in which the three defendants answer for actions that, according to the charges, were aimed against Latvian sovereignty. Alekseyev is described as a pro-Kremlin activist, while Sustretov and Pogorodniy are non-citizens, meaning they hold Latvia's status of non-citizen.
The trial is not starting from scratch: the 14 December hearing is a continuation of proceedings already under way. The source does not specify which actions the defendants are accused of, what punishment they face or how many hearings have already taken place.
Next hearing
The session at the Kurzeme District Court is scheduled to begin at 10:00. The trial will go on, and further news about its progress and any verdict may follow later.
