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Jānis Iesalnieks

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Jānis Iesalnieks
Jānis Iesalnieks in 2019
Member of the Saeima
Assumed office
July 8, 2019
Personal details
Born (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 40)
Ventspils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyAll for Latvia! (2006–2011)
National Alliance (Latvia) (2011–present)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
OccupationLawyer

Jānis Iesalnieks is a Latvian politician, former Parliamentary Secretary of Minister of Justice,[1] and currently is Member of the 13th Saeima.[2]

Controversy

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After the 2011 Norway attacks, he tweeted "The Norwegian victims are entirely on the conscience of multiculturalists - their islamization policy led to someone simply going crazy". The same day Iesalnieks issued a statement where he denied justifying the actions of Anders Breivik,[3] but later announced he would be stepping down as the party's board member and not running for the 2011 Latvian parliamentary election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jānis Iesalnieks". Puaro.lv (in Latvian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Deputāts Jānis Iesalnieks iegūst pastāvīgo mandātu
  3. ^ "Oslo shooter" can't have excuses. Iesalnieks.lv (2011.02.11.)
  4. ^ Announcement: Collective over individual Iesalnieks.lv (2011.02.14.)