National Bolshevik leader arrested

Apr 16, 2008
By Talis Saule Archdeacon

RIGA - A Riga court has decided to arrest the controversial former leader of the National Bolshevik Party wanted for a number of serious charges including the alleged planning of an assassination attempt on former President Vaira Vike-Freiberga. Vladimir Linderman, who has spent the past six years hiding out in Russia, was extradited to Latvia on March 20. The Riga Regional Court ruled to arrest the alleged assassin on April 15. Linderman, who also goes by the nom de guerre “Abel,” stands acc ...

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