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Latvia bans Waffen SS marches

Tags: Waffen SS , Riga, Politics, Latvia, World, News
 
Mar 15, 2010 16:14 Moscow Time
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The Riga Duma  has banned  all events paying tribute to Latvian Waffen SS Legion on March, 16th ,  ITAR-TASS reports. This was decided  after receiving information from the Polish police about possible provocations. The mayor of Riga Nil Ushakov said in an interview  Monday  «There is a serious threat to safety. We decided that it is impossible to take the risk. We support freedom of speech, only if does not  threaten safety». According to Latvia’s Interior Minister  Linda Murniece, «this is the wrong day to satisfy one’s curiosity by going to places where supporters of different views gather”. On March 16th, 1943  two Latvian  Waffen SS divisions were formed in Riga. Nationalists have been marking this day since Latvia  broke away from the USSR. SS marches were condemned by  Russia and  the West.

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