Latvian minister fired after defying ban to attend SS veterans’ march

WJC News Update – Latvian minister fired after defying ban to attend SS veterans’ march

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 18 March 2014

Latvian minister fired after defying government ban to attend SS veterans’ march

Latvia’s Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma sacked a member of her Cabinet after he expressed his intention to attend a SS veterans’ rally in the capital Riga.

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