Event 352

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "Belarus"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Border",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The post includes statistics, specific references to legislative changes, and a clear emphasis on cross-border violations by vehicles, with supporting visual evidence.",
  "continuous_since": "2023-12-13T12:00:00Z",
  "continuous_summary": "Ongoing problem with unpaid traffic fines accrued primarily by vehicles with Russian and Belarusian registration; enforcement remains insufficient.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "Belarus"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The post discusses the issue of unpaid traffic fines by vehicles from non-EU countries, particularly from Russia and Belarus, on Latvian roads. It highlights the introduction of a new law in Latvia as of February 15, 2024, that allows free passage but points out the problem that fines are not enforced. Statistics mention unpaid fines totaling up to 10 million euros, and about 40,000 recorded violations. The poster urges installing payment terminals at police checkpoints and syncing fines in a common database to ensure they are paid before vehicles leave Latvia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-08T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot shows a bar chart listing recorded traffic fines, with Russia and Belarus far exceeding other non-EU countries.",
    "Explicit mention of legal and enforcement gaps in collecting traffic fines from vehicles registered in Russia and Belarus.",
    "Call to introduce payment terminals at every police checkpoint to enforce fine payment."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Gribat zināt lielākos pārkāpējus uz 🇱🇻 autoceļiem?",
    "Problēma, ka neatbalstīja liegumu un auto...",
    "šiem sistemātiskajiem pārkāpējiem līdz 31. Decembrim 2023.g.",
    "Kopā ir fiksēti un neapmaksāti 104 000 sodi – 10 miljoni € apmērā.",
    "neviens auto pamatēt 🇷🇺 nevar šķērsot robežu, ja sodi nav nomaksāti"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Road Violations",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot shows a bar chart listing recorded traffic fines, with Russia and Belarus far exceeding other non-EU countries.",
            "Explicit mention of legal and enforcement gaps in collecting traffic fines from vehicles registered in Russia and Belarus.",
            "Call to introduce payment terminals at every police checkpoint to enforce fine payment."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Gribat zināt lielākos pārkāpējus uz 🇱🇻 autoceļiem?",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_352_1763924163_e5c4c18d.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "HUGE Record traffic violations by ??  Russian and ??Belarussian drivers  in ?? Latvia.",
  "primary_ref_links": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1787986869168295944.html"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://twitter.com/AndrisKulbergs/status/1787986869168295944",
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1787986869168295944.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Significant unpaid traffic fines by Russian and Belarusian drivers on Latvian roads, highlighting gaps in enforcement at borders.",
  "url": "https://twitter.com/AndrisKulbergs/status/1787986869168295944"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "Road Violations",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "8-May-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "HUGE Record traffic violations by ??  Russian and ??Belarussian drivers  in ?? Latvia. ",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Record traffic violations by ??  Russian and ??Belarussian drivers  in ?? Latvia. \"Do you know how many violations the record holder from ?? has collected 3 times in years driving on ?? ? You'll never guess. Watch the video. A total of 104,000 fines (BY and RU) amounting to ~10 million   have been fixed and unpaid.\"",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://twitter.com/AndrisKulbergs/status/1787986869168295944 and https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1787986869168295944.html ",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}