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Sputnik Lithuania Editor Kasem Leaves Latvia Fearing Criminal Proceedings
Sputnik Lithuania Editor Kasem Leaves Latvia Fearing Criminal Proceedings
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Sputnik Lithuania editor Marat Kasem, who was detained in Latvia earlier in the year and later released on bail, has left the country, fearing the possibility of the reopening of criminal case against him
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Kasem is a citizen of Latvia who has been living and working in Moscow for several years at the Rossiya Segodnya media group, which also includes Sputnik Lithuania.On December 30, the journalist arrived in Latvia for family reasons. He was detained over alleged violation of EU sanctions against Russia as well as espionage, and on January 5, the Riga court took him into custody. In April, the journalist was released from prison on bail.
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Sputnik Lithuania Editor Kasem Leaves Latvia Fearing Criminal Proceedings
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sputnik Lithuania editor Marat Kasem, who was detained in Latvia earlier in the year and later released on bail, has left the country, fearing the possibility of the reopening of criminal case against him, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Kasem is a citizen of Latvia who has been living and working in Moscow for several years at the Rossiya Segodnya media group, which also includes Sputnik Lithuania.
"Fearing the renewal of criminal procedure, Marat Kasem has used an opportunity and left that country [Latvia]," Zakharova told Sputnik.
8 January 2023, 15:43 GMT
On December 30, the journalist arrived in Latvia for family reasons. He was
detained over alleged violation of EU sanctions against Russia as well as espionage, and on January 5, the Riga court
took him into custody. In April, the journalist was released from prison on bail.
