On Thursday, the 30th of January, Latvian State Police detained some person for disclosing details of a criminal case, illegal activities using private person’s data, money laundering or legalisation of other property, as well as defamation, as reported by LSM.LV.
According to information from LTV, the detained person is Latvian publicist Lato Lapsa.
LTV could not reach Lapsa, as his phone is turned off.
Valsts policija vakar aizturējusi kādu personu aizdomās par krimināllietas pavairošanas un tās satura izplatīšanas aizlieguma pārkāpšanu, nelikumīgām darbībām ar fiziskās personas datiem, par noziedzīgi iegūtu finanšu līdzekļu vai citas mantas legalizēšanu, kā arī par neslavas… pic.twitter.com/AOm0mpgpCW
— LTV Ziņu dienests (@ltvzinas) January 31, 2025
In May 2024, the verdict of Vidzeme Regional Court in a different criminal case came into force. This ruling found Lapsa guilty of harassment and defamation committed against attorney Romualds Vonsovičs. Lapsa was sentenced to 300 hours of community service for that.
Lapsa called this criminal case a political, economical or criminal order.