Police have initiated criminal proceedings for the activities of the artist Brekte in the Brethren Cemetery / Day

Criminal proceedings started on November 17 last year Facebook and Mate The inserted video showing the activities that may be related to the cultural object, that is, the defamation of a cultural monument in Latvia or another country, confirmed in the Public Relations Department of the VP.

The video for a few seconds shows that Brekte is in the cemetery near the mother of Latvia with the heart of the beef and says that loving Latvia. Later, the heart is already prepared for eating.

The police did not comment on whether and what the status of brekt is applied in criminal proceedings. Brekte's lawyer Alexander Berezin confirmed to LETA that the client's status « a person against whom the criminal proceedings had been initiated ». The artist is questioned and explained to the police what the message was for this « art activity ».

The lawyer is convinced that the criminal proceedings will be terminated, as there is nothing criminal in the manifestations of Brek, namely that the artist is not stuck or demolished the monument. Without denying that some voters' challenging video cubs are not understandable, the lawyer believes that NA deputies have turned to the police, who directly wants to gain political points in the public.

It has already been reported that in 2021 the police ended criminal proceedings for possible children's pornography in brekt's artwork. The criminal proceedings have been terminated because there is no criminal composition of the offense. At that time, the police had approached lawyer Victoria Jarkin.

At that time, there was a sharp debate on the painting of Brekte on the walls of Riga Secondary School No. 40. Mural A dedication to Jamie Skulme The building was organized by the Fund Art needs space.