{"id":111469,"date":"2024-10-28T13:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T10:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111469\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"riga-says-26-latvians-arrested-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111469\/","title":{"rendered":"Riga says 26 Latvians arrested in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Marco Chilese \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 28, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Di\u0101na Egl\u012bte, a spokeswoman for Latvia&#8217;s foreign ministry, has confirmed information about 26 Latvians arrested in Belarus but did not specify the dates of the arrests, <em>Delfi <\/em>reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Viciebsk-based Latvian diplomats provide consular services to the arrested, yet their work is \u201champered by the lack of the rule of law\u201d in Belarus, the official said, noting reduced cooperation with Belarus in the field of justice over Minsk\u2019s support of Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Violations of judicial independence in Belarus significantly increase the risk of fabricated cases, she stressed, reiterating Riga&#8217;s warning to Latvians to refrain from travelling to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Belarusian authorities reported the arrest of a Latvian national accused of smuggling drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo_2024-09-18_19-50-59-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo_2024-09-18_19-50-59-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo_2024-09-18_19-50-59-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo_2024-09-18_19-50-59-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo_2024-09-18_19-50-59-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo_2024-09-18_19-50-59.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Latvian national Asars arrested for drug smuggling \u2013 customs committee<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 18, Pozirk. Belarusian officers have arrested a 23-year-old Latvian national for trying to smuggle 1.06 g of amphetamine into the country, the State Customs Committee (SCC) reported. The man has been charged with illegal transportation of drugs for the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/105598\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 28, Pozirk. Di\u0101na Egl\u012bte, a spokeswoman for Latvia&#8217;s foreign ministry, has confirmed information about 26 Latvians arrested in Belarus but did not specify the dates of the arrests, Delfi reports. The Viciebsk-based Latvian diplomats provide consular services to the arrested, yet their work is \u201champered by the lack of the rule of law\u201d in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58226,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-111469","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Riga says 26 Latvians arrested in Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 28, Pozirk. 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