Court to hear Oksa espionage case behind closed doors

Riga City Court has ruled that the criminal case against Jevgeņijs Oksa will now be heard in a closed session. The decision was made because officials from the State Security Service (VDD) are being questioned as part of the trial.

Oksa stands accused of gathering intelligence information in Latvia and passing it to Russian special services. According to the charges, he allegedly carried out this activity with the involvement of the pro-Kremlin organization "Baltic Antifascists," which is described as a criminal organization.

Reason for the closed hearing

The decision to close the proceedings to the public is directly linked to the questioning of VDD officials during the trial. Such closed sessions are typically applied when testimony could reveal information related to the security service's working methods or other sensitive circumstances that should not be made public.

The source report does not provide further details on the further course of the case or a possible date for a verdict.