MOSCOW, Jul 27 Athletes from Latvia who compete in Russia or Belarus , may fall under criminal liability upon returning to their homeland, reports Delfi.According to the source, the law enforcement agencies of Latvia will closely monitor these athletes. The publication does not note whether this will be punishable by a prison term, but specifies, with reference to the Latvian security service, that athletes may face criminal liability. Russia and Belarus. At the end of June, the Moscow hockey club «Spartak» announced the signing of a contract with the Latvian striker Miks Indrashis for one year. After that, the Secretary General of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation, Roberts Pluzejs, said that the forward could stop being invited to the national team. Then Indrashis called untrue information about the contract with Spartak. Later, the club noted that if the player decides not to fulfill the terms of the contract, he must pay compensation to the “red-whites” in accordance with the KHL regulations. Then the hockey player signed a contract with the German club Schwenninger Wild Wings.
