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“The police took action and dispersed the crowd, arresting 26 people who were taken to the Commissariat Chief of Police,” Saulius Gagas, head of the Vilnius County Police Commissariat, told LRT radio on Wednesday.
They were detained during a pre-trial investigation into the riots. According to the police, the individuals intentionally violated public order, harmed officials.
“They have all carried out illegal activities, damaged police vehicles, inflicted physical pain on officers and stoned the ambulance,” said the chief of staff.
“I have to say that about 10 police officers, VST officers, have been affected at this time,” he added.
However, according to Gago, those numbers could be higher as some officials reached out to doctors in the morning after leaving the service.
Riot police around 2 pm The night ended to disperse the protest participants who did not withdraw from the Seimas. They were evicted by slowly advancing shielded officers using tear gas.
Some 5,000 people gathered at the Seimas in Vilnius on Tuesday to express their opposition to the government’s planned restrictions for people who do not have immunity to the coronavirus and who do not undergo tests.
After the Seimas session, some of the protesters blocked the exits of the parliamentary building and the exit of the inner courtyard of the Seimas. When they were taken from the building by officers, riots broke out: bottles were thrown at officers, flares were fired and tear gas was used at protesters.
Mr. Gag confirmed that several pyrotechnic cartridges had been used and noted that officials had not released them.
“I must assure you that the police did not use grenades or anything else. They were explosives and pyrotechnic items used by protesters and rioters,” he said.
According to him, there were two explosions and officers later found unexploded firecrackers at the scene.
Public order was maintained by about 70 police officers.
Around 9:30 p.m. An official who worked for the Seimas was presented to the Vilnius Hospital and was later discharged for outpatient treatment.
A 34-year-old man had a protocol drawn up for a minor violation of public order: he was in conflict with rallies and he looked visually intoxicated.
In addition, a 23-year-old was arrested on suspicion of drug possession, he was detained.
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