Latvian Border Guards to Be Allowed to Use Weapons Against Saboteurs
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The Latvian parliament on Thursday adopted amendments to the law aimed at giving border guards clearer rights to operate and better protecting border infrastructure from hybrid attacks, broadcaster LSM reports.
The Sejm of Latvia has adopted amendments to the legislation that expand the powers of border guards when protecting border infrastructure from hybrid attacks and determine the procedure for the use of weapons.
On October 29, in the final reading, the Saeima of Latvia adopted amendments to the Law on the State Border Guard and the Criminal Procedure Law, expanding the powers of border guards to protect border infrastructure from hybrid attacks. According to the amendments, border guards will be able to use physical force, special fighting techniques, special equipment and weapons, as well as use service dogs to repel attacks on protected border service…
By guarding the state border, Latvian border guards will be able to use weapons not only for self-defense, but also to repel an attack on a border service infrastructure facility.
Latvian border guards to be allowed to use weapons against saboteurs
The Latvian Saeima’s Commission on Defense, Internal Affairs and the Prevention of Corruption has supported the version of amendments to the law prepared by the Запись Latvian border guards to be allowed to use weapons against saboteurs впервые появилась GuildHall.
The Saeima Committee on Defense, Internal Affairs and Prevention of Corruption today supported the wording of the amendments to the law prepared by the Ministry of the Interior (M.I.) and other institutions, which provides for broader rights for border guards to use firearms.
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