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03-17-2023, 05:05 AM
Several hundreds of people remember Latvian Legionnaires by Freedom Monument in Riga
2023-03-16
RIGA - Today, several hundreds of people in a procession and by laying flowers by the Freedom Monument in Riga remembered the Latvian Legionnaires, soldiers that were drafted to fight on the side of the German forces in World War II, LETA observed.
A procession to the Freedom Monument followed a church service at the St.John's Church.
Participants of the procession were carrying Latvian, Estonian and Ukrainian national flags and were signing songs. There were Saeima lawmakers from the National Alliance among participants of the procession.
The police officers were on the site, observing the event.
LETA also observed one person protesting against the event - Andrejs Pagors (Latvia's Union of Russians, LKS), an aide to MEP Tatjana Zdanoka (LKS) and Jelgava city council lawmaker. Pagors was holding a poster, saying that Latvian Legionnaires gave oath to Adolf Hitler and killed residents of Zlekas village.
Soon Pagors was escorted by the police away from the Freedom Square.
There were no other major incidents and the flower laying ceremony ended calmly.
https://www.baltictimes.com/several_hundreds_of_people_remember_latvian_legion naires_by_freedom_monument_in_riga/
2023-03-16
RIGA - Today, several hundreds of people in a procession and by laying flowers by the Freedom Monument in Riga remembered the Latvian Legionnaires, soldiers that were drafted to fight on the side of the German forces in World War II, LETA observed.
A procession to the Freedom Monument followed a church service at the St.John's Church.
Participants of the procession were carrying Latvian, Estonian and Ukrainian national flags and were signing songs. There were Saeima lawmakers from the National Alliance among participants of the procession.
The police officers were on the site, observing the event.
LETA also observed one person protesting against the event - Andrejs Pagors (Latvia's Union of Russians, LKS), an aide to MEP Tatjana Zdanoka (LKS) and Jelgava city council lawmaker. Pagors was holding a poster, saying that Latvian Legionnaires gave oath to Adolf Hitler and killed residents of Zlekas village.
Soon Pagors was escorted by the police away from the Freedom Square.
There were no other major incidents and the flower laying ceremony ended calmly.
https://www.baltictimes.com/several_hundreds_of_people_remember_latvian_legion naires_by_freedom_monument_in_riga/