MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Baltnews media outlet, the amendments to the country's criminal code aimed to reduce risks to national security provides that Latvian citizens who enroll in military service in other countries may be sentenced to up to four years of prison, correctional work or penalty fine.
The amendments exempt armies of the EU or NATO countries as well as those of Australia, Brazil and New Zealand from the ban, the media outlet added.
The Islamic State terror group outlawed in Russia and the United States has been pursuing a large-scale recruitment campaign in Europe, as some 5,000 Europeans are estimated to have left to fight in the Middle East, according to the Dutch Foreign Ministry.
