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Linards granti genoc ds pret latvie u tautu
Linards Grantiņš (born 1950) is one of the founders of Helsinki-86.
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Biography
Born in Siberia, where his family was deported to in 1949, Grantiņš came to Latvia in 1956.
In 1986, he co-founded Helsinki-86. After having been imprisoned by Soviet authorities, Grantiņs went to Germany.
In 1996, Grantiņš was awarded Order of the Three Stars.
In 2013, MP Valērijs Agešins asked to initiate criminal proceedings against Grantiņš, but the request was refused.
In July, 2015, Grantiņš has been detained in Latvia in connection to a criminal case on inciting national hatred. His attorney has complained on the circumstances of the arrest (Grantiņš had been injured).
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