The accused of espionage of the Sputnik Lithuanian chief editor Marat Kasem was released from prison in Latvia on a recognizance not to leave

The Sputnik Lithuanian chief editor Marat Kasem was released from prison in Latvia under a recognizance not to leave, reports Sputnik the near abroad.

It is specified that before the trial he will be under police supervision. The journalist was obliged to be at home at the place of registration from 23:00 to 7:00 and twice a week to be celebrated in the site.

Kase was detained in Riga at the end of December last year. On January 5, the court put him into custody. Kasem himself claimed that he came to Latvia for family affairs. Journalist is accused of violating the economic sanctions of the European Union against the Russian Federation and espionage. According to the articles sane, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

The detention of Kase was responded by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, who wrote that “what happened cannot be qualified otherwise than the inhuman and vile terror of the Latvian regime against any dissent. <...> This is the revenge of dictatorial regimes for his [Case] ​​freedom, for his truth, for his principles. "

In addition, the prosecution and the head of the MIA Russia Today commented , which includes Sputnik Lithuania, Dmitry Kiselev. He stated that Kasem is a citizen of Latvia, although he lives in Moscow.

“This is a clear political persecution, absolutely unlawful, absurd and unrefined,” said Kiselev. - It is unfortunate that the real person was in a difficult situation. It characterizes a regime that has no respect for freedom of speech that is developing in this country and which is established throughout the European Union. This is a very dangerous trend. ”

Earlier, the Russian political prisoner from the Amur Region Vladislav Nikitenko proposed exchanging it or Alexander Skochilenko for Kasema, wrote Sota.