Event 734

{
  "attack_type": "Espionage",
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The post is from an established Latvian news service, with explicit mention of espionage, official court decision, and the ability to appeal.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Latvian court has sentenced a 72-year-old Russian citizen, a former Soviet officer, to eight years in prison for espionage on behalf of Russia. The decision can be appealed to the Riga Regional Court.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Riga District Court sentenced a 72-year-old Russian citizen and former Soviet officer to eight years imprisonment for espionage in favor of Russia, as confirmed by LETA through the prosecutor's office.",
    "The convicted individual can appeal the decision to Riga Regional Court."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Rīgas rajona tiesa šonedēļ par spiegošanu Krievijas labā piespriedusi astoņu gadu cietumsodu 72 gadus vecam Krievijas pilsonim, bijušajam padomju virsniekam, aģentūra LETA noskaidroja prokuratūrā.",
    "Apsūdzētais spriedumu varēs pārsūdzēt Rīgas apgabaltiesā."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Riga District Court sentenced a 72-year-old Russian citizen and former Soviet officer to eight years imprisonment for espionage in favor of Russia, as confirmed by LETA through the prosecutor's office.",
            "The convicted individual can appeal the decision to Riga Regional Court."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "8 years in prison. ??Russian spy jailed in ??Latvia",
  "headline": "Latvian court sentences Russian citizen to 8 years for spying for Russia",
  "location_text": "Rīga rajona tiesa (Riga District Court), Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_734_1763936685_ba5421a5.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "72-year-old ??Russian citizen jailed?? for espionage",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/ltvzinas/status/1879515657353695299"
  ],
  "summary_short": "A former Soviet officer, citizen of Russia, was sentenced to 8 years in prison by a Latvian court for espionage.",
  "url": "https://x.com/ltvzinas/status/1879515657353695299"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "Espionage",
  "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": "15-Jan-25",
  "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)": "https://x.com/ltvzinas/status/1879515657353695299",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "8 years in prison. ??Russian spy jailed in ??Latvia\t",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "72-year-old ??Russian citizen jailed?? for espionage",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian spy jailed in ??Latvia",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/ltvzinas/status/1879515657353695299",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}