On July 10, 2024, Riga court sentenced anti-fascist Jelena Kreile to three years in prison under article 74.1 (justification of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity). The court found the installations in the colors of the Russian tricolor in the window of her apartment to be justification of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Recall that this is the second case against Kreile under the article on justification of war crimes, related to her expression of sympathy for Russia.
The first case in which Elena was convicted concerned her public expressions of support for Russia. Kreile posted posters in defense of Russia, wore the Russian tricolor on her jacket and the letter "Z" on her bag. The court sentenced her to a one-year suspended sentence for these actions, finding them to be a justification for war crimes.
The second case against Kreile relates to installations in her apartment window. Among the items that were the subject of the prosecution's case were:
Three stationery folders
Three cardboard boxes.
Three rolls of white, blue and red duct tape.
A field phone with a sign reading "My Connection to the Kremlin."
Homemade flags of the Russian Federation and the Russian Empire
Posters "Putin is my friend", "I am a Russian-Latvian-Soviet person" and "Dievs, sarga Latvija" ("God save Latvia").
According to the prosecutor's office, these objects and their placement justify war crimes, which was the basis for the actual prison term of three years.
The third case and the new charge, according to the prosecutor's office, relates to an installation of three bricks in white, blue and red colors, which is again seen as justifying war crimes.
Recall that this is the second case against Kreile under the article on justification of war crimes, related to her expression of sympathy for Russia.
The first case in which Elena was convicted concerned her public expressions of support for Russia. Kreile posted posters in defense of Russia, wore the Russian tricolor on her jacket and the letter "Z" on her bag. The court sentenced her to a one-year suspended sentence for these actions, finding them to be a justification for war crimes.
The second case against Kreile relates to installations in her apartment window. Among the items that were the subject of the prosecution's case were:
Three stationery folders
Three cardboard boxes.
Three rolls of white, blue and red duct tape.
A field phone with a sign reading "My Connection to the Kremlin."
Homemade flags of the Russian Federation and the Russian Empire
Posters "Putin is my friend", "I am a Russian-Latvian-Soviet person" and "Dievs, sarga Latvija" ("God save Latvia").
According to the prosecutor's office, these objects and their placement justify war crimes, which was the basis for the actual prison term of three years.
The third case and the new charge, according to the prosecutor's office, relates to an installation of three bricks in white, blue and red colors, which is again seen as justifying war crimes.