Saeima committee could review next week petition calling for suspending activities of Latvian Russian Union

• Published date: 19 July 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, July 19 (LETA) - A public initiative on the ManaBalss.lv portal demanding that activities of the Latvian Russian Union be suspended could be considered by Seaima Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee next week, as the committee's head Janina-Kursite-Pakule (National Alliance) told LETA.

The committee would review the initiative as soon as it is received from the Saeima Presidium, said Kursite-Pakule.

Representatives of the prosecutor's office and the State Security Service will be invited to the committee's meeting where the initiative will be discussed, said the MP. It is possible that, based on amendments to the Law on Political Parties, Saeima could vote on transferring the initiative to the prosecutor's office, as it has the right to turn to a court in order to suspend a political party.

More than 10,000 citizens signed the...