Latvian Prosecutor General's Office decides not to sue for suspension of Stability! party activity after compliance

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Summary

Latvian Prosecutor General's Office will not seek court suspension of opposition party Stability! after it removed flagged social media content, meeting legal demands concerning incitement and Russian propaganda.

On 26 March 2026, the Latvian Prosecutor General's Office announced it will not file for a court suspension of the opposition party Stability!, having confirmed the party deleted prohibited social media posts following a December 2025 warning. The warning cited destabilizing statements by party members promoting national hatred and Russian propaganda, requiring removal of content by 7 February 2026. Stability! complied ahead of schedule, leading to the prosecutor's decision not to proceed legally. Party leader Aleksei Roslikov criticized the warning as hostile and denied anti-state actions. Previously, Roslikov faced criminal charges for inciting national and ethnic hatred, though related allegations of aiding a foreign state were dropped. The case is pending in Riga City Court. The law allows suspension of parties up to six months for uncorrected violations after written warnings. This case illustrates Latvia's legal efforts to counter domestic political groups allegedly supporting Russian influence and inciting division.

Evidence

"After the opposition party Stability! removed publications on social media, which the Prosecutor General's Office indicated were impermissible in its warning, there are no further grounds to apply to the court with a request to suspend the party's activities," prosecutor's office told LETA agency.
"On 30 December 2025, the Prosecutor General sent a warning to the political party about the inadmissibility of violations detected under the Law on Political Parties."
"The party confirmed to the prosecutor's office the removal of these publications, and therefore the requirements of the warning are considered fulfilled, and the Prosecutor General's Office no longer has legal grounds to file a court application to suspend the party's activities."
"If the violation is not eliminated, the prosecutor has the right to apply to the court. According to the Law on Political Parties, the court can suspend the party's activities for up to six months if after receiving the written warning the party has not eliminated the violation within the set deadline."
"Leader of Stability! Aleksei Roslikov previously stated to LETA that the Prosecutor General's warning to the party was persecution against it. The politician asserted he never opposed the Latvian state or the Latvian language."
"In late last year, the prosecution submitted to Riga City Court a criminal case against Stability! leader Aleksei Roslikov, a deputy of the Riga City Council and former Saeima member, on charges of inciting national and ethnic hatred."
"Initially, Roslikov was also accused of assisting a foreign state in activities against Latvia. That part of the criminal proceeding was discontinued by the State Security Service due to lack of sufficient evidence."

Classification

Confidence: High

The event involves the Prosecutor General investigating and warning a Latvian opposition party, Stability!, for violating laws including incitement of national hatred and information support for Russia, which is a hostile influence action aligned with Russian propaganda efforts. These legal measures constitute hostile political and legal subversion activity by the aggressor side. There is no indication of defense preparations described.

Source URL

https://rus.delfi.lv/57860/latvia/120112257/genprokuratura-vse-zhe-ne-budet-obrashchatsya-v-sud-s-trebovaniem-o-priostanovke-deyatelnosti-stabilnosti

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Event time

Mar 26, 2026 12:52 UTC

Event time confidence

exact

Location

Riga

Primary actor

Latvian Prosecutor General's Office

Country

Latvia