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(Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta žurnāliste) In the aftermath of the cruel crime in Tukums, where a man was set on fire allegedly for homophobic reasons, questions arise about the ability of law enforcement to react and investigate such crimes, Latvian Radio reported April 26.
It has not yet been confirmed that what happened in Tukums was related to homophobic motives, but it is investigated as one of the possible reasons.
Last year, a homophobic physical and emotional attack was targeted against cultural scientist, professor Deniss Hanovs. After what happened, Hanovs still hasn t received a response from the police that the perpetrators would have been found and punished: