Latvia is considering a ban on dual citizenship with Russia due to the impossibility of depriving Peter Aven of citizenship

Parliamentary Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Internal Affairs Edvins Šnore said that at the moment there are no legal grounds to deprive Russian businessman Petr Aven of Latvian citizenship.

According to Shnore, if the security forces cannot provide sufficient evidence to deprive Aven of his citizenship, then the option of amending the law “On Citizenship” will be considered, prohibiting dual citizenship with Russia without exceptions.

MOSCOW, September 23 – RIA Novosti. Latvia is ready to consider banning dual citizenship with Russia due to the lack of legal grounds to deprive the citizenship of Russian businessman Petr Aven, said the parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Baltic republic Edvins Šnore.

Aven received Latvian citizenship in 2016 based on his origin. Earlier, the Progressive opposition party demanded that the Latvian Interior Minister explain the legality of maintaining Aven's citizenship.

“Amendments to the citizenship law adopted by the Seimas of Latvia allow the deprivation of citizenship of persons with dual citizenship... if state security authorities provide an official conclusion with irrefutable evidence. Currently, these authorities do not have such evidence that could withstand scrutiny in court,” Shnore said at a meeting of the committee on requests of the Seimas of Latvia.

According to him, if, based on the conclusion of the security services, it is impossible to deprive Peter Aven of Latvian citizenship, then the option of amending the law “On Citizenship” can be considered, completely prohibiting dual citizenship with Russia without any exceptions.