Event 93

{
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The information comes from an official State Security Service press release detailing concrete actions, suspects, and context.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Estonia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Latvia's State Security Service (VDD) asked the Prosecution Office to initiate criminal prosecution against a dual citizen of Estonia and Russia for assisting Russian intelligence and security service in an act of desecration targeting a memorial site in Latvia. The incident is assessed as a provocation aimed at increasing negative feelings and fear in Latvian society in line with Russian interests.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-01-29T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "VDD press release describing criminal prosecution request for desecration of a Latvian memorial on behalf of Russian intelligence.",
    "Incident involved dual citizen of Estonia and Russia acting with accomplice; security measure 'arrest' applied.",
    "Reported provocation is said to align with Russian interests and intended to increase insecurities within Latvian society."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "On 29 November, Latvian State Security Service (VDD) asked the Prosecution Office to initiate criminal prosecution against a dual citizen of Estonia and Russia for assistance to Russian intelligence and security service in action directed against Latvia by conducting desecration of a memorial site important for Latvia on its behalf.",
    "VDD established that on 29 January 2024 in Tukums municipality, Džūkste parish the mentioned person together with an accomplice, acting on behalf of Russian intelligence and security service, desecrated the ‘Memorial Stone to Defenders of the Lestene Fortification’ – soldiers of the Latvian Legion being honoured at that point.",
    "The action is assessed as a provocation with the intent to increase the feeling of insecurity and fear in Latvian society in accordance with Russia’s interests.",
    "VDD initiated the criminal case for desecrations of the memorial stone in Latvia on 8 February 2024.",
    "Second person involved in the desecration of the memorial stone dedicated to Latvian legionnaires is currently in custody in Lithuania."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Monument Vandalism",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "VDD press release describing criminal prosecution request for desecration of a Latvian memorial on behalf of Russian intelligence.",
            "Incident involved dual citizen of Estonia and Russia acting with accomplice; security measure 'arrest' applied.",
            "Reported provocation is said to align with Russian interests and intended to increase insecurities within Latvian society."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "VDD requests criminal prosecution for desecration of memorial site on behalf of Russian intelligence and security service",
  "location_text": "Tukums municipality, Džūkste parish",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_93_1763915748_8d7114eb.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Monument Vandalism",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://vdd.gov.lv/en/news/press-releases/vdd-requests-criminal-prosecution-for-desecration-of-memorial-site-on-behalf-of-russian-intelligence-and-security-service"
  ],
  "url": "https://vdd.gov.lv/en/news/press-releases/vdd-requests-criminal-prosecution-for-desecration-of-memorial-site-on-behalf-of-russian-intelligence-and-security-service"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "Monument Vandalism",
  "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": "29-Jan-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": "Monument Vandalism",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "In Tukums ?? municipality, desecration of Legionnaires monument by Russian operation",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://vdd.gov.lv/en/news/press-releases/vdd-requests-criminal-prosecution-for-desecration-of-memorial-site-on-behalf-of-russian-intelligence-and-security-service",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}