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The Latvia Sejm allowed to demolish the monument to Soviet soldiers in Riga
The Diet of Latvia by a majority vote approved a decision that makes it possible to demolish the monument to the Soviet soldiers of the Second World War, located in the Riga district of Pardaugav. It is reported by "DELFI".
The bill supported by parliamentarians provides for the termination of the 13th article of the Latvian-Russian Treaty, ensuring the safety of memorial structures.
The decision to refuse to execute an article by an international treaty substantiated that Russia commits war crimes in Ukraine.
68 deputies voted for the bill, against - 18.
The implementation of the decision should be ensured by the Riga Duma. Earlier, the mayor of Riga Martins Stakis said that it would not be possible to demolish the monument to be demolished before the Seimov on October 1 elections.
On May 9, in Latvia, he was declared - the day of memory of Russia who died from aggression in Ukraine. On this day, all entertainment events and the launch of pyrotechnics are prohibited, and the state flag of Latvia on buildings was hung in a mourning frame. The Latvian police warned in advance that the mass meetings on May 9 would be regarded as support for Russian aggression against Ukraine. Despite this, the townspeople brought flowers to the monument to Soviet soldiers. Later, the authorities decided to remove flowers, and the catch was closed to the monument.
- The memorial complex in the Left Bank of Daugava in Riga was built in 1985. The official name "Monument to the soldiers of the Soviet Army-liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from Nazi invaders." The attitude to the monument is ambiguous. For some, it symbolizes the victory over Nazism, for others - the Soviet occupation of Latvia.
- In 1997,they tried to blow up the monument. In the 2000s, he became a place of consolidation of the Russian-speaking community. Demonstrations of the defenders of Russian schools in 2004 went to him, before the Pandemia of Coronavirus, he gathered huge crowds around him on May 9, a monument also served as a symbol of consolidation of parties to parties focusing on Russian -speaking ones.