
The Latvian Senate overturned the sentence of Elena Kreile, who was sentenced to three years for hanging a Russian flag in a window, and sent the case for a new trial, demanding that her statements about the call for peace and friendship between nations be carefully assessed.
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Elena Kreile was sentenced by the Riga City Court in July 2024 to three years in prison for hanging a Russian flag in the window. Her appeal in the Riga District Court on March 13, 2025 was rejected, after which the lawyer turned to the Department of Criminal Cases of the Latvian Senate.
The Senate (Supreme Court) of Latvia overturned the sentence of local resident Elena Kreile, who was sentenced to three years for hanging a Russian flag in her window, the Senate reported on its website.
“Having considered the cassation appeal filed by the defense lawyer, the Senate of the Republic recognized that the decision of the Riga District Court should be canceled and the case should be reviewed anew,” the court said.
The Riga City Court sentenced Kreile to three years in prison in July 2024 for displaying the Russian flag in her window. The woman tried to appeal the decision to the Riga District Court, but on March 13, 2025, he left the verdict unchanged. Then lawyer Kreile turned to the Senate Criminal Cases Department, which now noted the decision of the Riga District Court and returned it for a new trial.
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