This informs RIA Novosti with reference to his lawyer Imma Jansone.
“The court of the Vidzemsky suburb of Riga decided to uphold the measure of restraint in the form of detention in respect of the Latvian pensioner Oleg Burak,” she said.
It is noted that the man was detained in October by the Latvian security police. The pensioner's lawyer tried to challenge the decision, but to no avail.
The details of the case are not reported.
In November, a retired officer suspected of espionage was arrested in Austria.