Event 578

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV",
    "RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Clear supporting evidence from direct quotes and summary in the headline and article body. The extent and details of the delays are described with specifics about ongoing construction and criminal investigations.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "Belarus"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/27.09.2024-latvian-radio-probes-border-construction-delays.a570262/"
    ],
    "title": "??Latvian Radio probes border construction delays"
  },
  "description": "An investigative report by Latvian Radio highlights persistent delays and irregularities in the construction and upgrade of Latvia's eastern border with Russia and Belarus, with concerns over procurement issues, missing documentation, unfinished segments, and questions over accountability.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-27T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Latvian Radio's 'Atvērtie Faili' (Open Files) turned its attention to delays and other problems linked to upgrades to Latvia's eastern borders with Russia and Belarus.",
    "Seven years in and there's still no certainty or binding date for king-off notices over continuing the eastern section of the border with Belarus.",
    "At the moment the works on the construction of the Russian border continue and the contractor is already required to implement highly ambitious technical requirements between natural barriers and human-made engineering structures and obstacles. A little further south, at a new danger segment, new building is lagging abruptly.",
    "Work on the border strip between land and rivers, among border structures and roads, as well as among other objects, takes time since the state border line actually itself is blocked and/or not visible or impossible to fix in the proper moment.",
    "The procurement of fences, the director of the State Security Agency had to put out matters of tens of millions euro for not being transparent to the company.",
    "Criminal cases are started for improper purchase of fences and sensors."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "delays and other problems linked to upgrades to Latvia's eastern borders with Russia and Belarus",
    "Seven years in and there's still no certainty or binding date for king-off notices over continuing the eastern section of the border with Belarus",
    "the construction of fences and roads and patrol paths continues",
    "Criminal cases are started for improper purchase of fences and sensors"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Latvian Radio's 'Atvērtie Faili' (Open Files) turned its attention to delays and other problems linked to upgrades to Latvia's eastern borders with Russia and Belarus.",
            "Seven years in and there's still no certainty or binding date for king-off notices over continuing the eastern section of the border with Belarus.",
            "At the moment the works on the construction of the Russian border continue and the contractor is already required to implement highly ambitious technical requirements between natural barriers and human-made engineering structures and obstacles. A little further south, at a new danger segment, new building is lagging abruptly.",
            "Work on the border strip between land and rivers, among border structures and roads, as well as among other objects, takes time since the state border line actually itself is blocked and/or not visible or impossible to fix in the proper moment.",
            "The procurement of fences, the director of the State Security Agency had to put out matters of tens of millions euro for not being transparent to the company.",
            "Criminal cases are started for improper purchase of fences and sensors."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Latvian Radio probes border construction delays",
  "location_text": "Latvia eastern border with Russia and Belarus",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_578_1763931527_e9fa0554.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Border defense delays",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/27.09.2024-latvian-radio-probes-border-construction-delays.a570262/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia faces persistent delays and irregularities in construction at its eastern border with Russia and Belarus, including unfinished sections, procurement issues, and ongoing investigations.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/27.09.2024-latvian-radio-probes-border-construction-delays.a570262/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "27-Sep-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvian Radio probes border construction delays",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/27.09.2024-latvian-radio-probes-border-construction-delays.a570262/",
  "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": "Border defense delays",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}