In denial

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In denial

Jul 23, 2008

cartoon by Jevgenijs CHeKSTERS

Forbes magazine, a widely respected international business publication, has named Latvia as having the highest crime rate in the EU and one of the highest in Europe. Only Turkey fared worse. What is the respose of the authorities? Instead of accepting that there is a problem and finding ways to deal with it, they responded with flat denial. State police representative Ieva Zvidre said, as we report in this week’s edition: “It is not true. We are absolutely sure that Latvia is n ...

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