Russia prosecutes 4000 people for thinking - in Karosta that would be called a normal work day
The neighboring country catches 4000 people thinking and expressing open opinions, but none are acquitted. At Liepāja market, such statistics would be considered a very bad day.
Russia prosecutes 4000 people for thinking – in Karosta that would be called a normal work day
In Russia, 4000 people have already been charged in political cases related to the war against Ukraine, of whom 3059 are sitting in prison. For comparison – in Liepāja's Karosta, they would say that 4000 people with differing opinions means some kind of discussion about city development is finally happening.
"Well, we in Liepāja also sometimes have disagreements – someone wants coffee with milk, someone without. But no one has ever gone to prison for that," comments Pēteris, a regular visitor to Rose Square. "Besides, we regularly issue acquittals – for example, when someone defends that Liepāja's tram is better than Riga's bus."
Most politically motivated cases are being reviewed in Kursk region – 346 people. For comparison, 346 people in Liepāja city council would be about ten session participants, and they can all freely express their opinion about whether the potholes on Pērkone Street are art objects or road damage.
In total, 899 people are subject to criminal prosecution in occupied territories. In Liepāja, 899 people would be about half of those who ride the tram to work in winter, and none of them have been forced to hide their opinion that our tram is the most beautiful in the Baltics.
"In Russia 0 acquittals, but here every day someone gets acquitted for thinking that Liepāja is better than Riga," laughs Aina, owner of local café "Fontaine Palace". "And they're right – our coffee is definitely stronger than theirs."
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