11 Suspects Held in Latvia Over Banditry and Abduction Case

The State Police Riga Region Department in Latvia has finished its investigation in a criminal case in which 11 people are suspected of banditry and abduction. Five of them are currently in pre-trial detention, the police department reported.

Under criminal law, banditry means forming an organised criminal group, or taking part in one, aimed at committing serious crimes.

Alleged offences

According to the police, members of the criminal group are linked to the abduction of a resident of Latvia. They are also linked to making threats, setting a vehicle on fire and other crimes.

What comes next

Completion of the investigation means the stage of gathering evidence in the criminal proceedings has ended. The source gives no further details on when and where the specific offences took place, or on when the case might reach court.

The suspects are people whose guilt has not yet been proven in the criminal proceedings. The further course of the case and any court decisions will depend on procedural steps that the police are not yet describing in more detail.