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In an invitation distributed on the card, people were urged to gather in Cathedral Square and head towards the Seimas before noon, where everyone planned to remove their masks in protest.
At 11 am, correspondents, cameramen and photographers began to gather in the Plaza de la Catedral, but no protesters were seen.
After a while, a group of several people huddled together.
“It just came to our attention then. Nothing, at least we will see the Christmas tree,” asked a woman, where other participants said.
“And whoever said we were protesting, we were looking at the Christmas tree,” said another, asking why he came to the protest against masked masks.
Finally, one of the protesters was outraged by the fact that people in poor health had to wear masks.
“Free Lithuania,” said her friend.
Photo by Arno Strumila / 15min / In Vilnius – protest against face masks
“Well nothing, bee I miss the air, I have to take it off from time to time and what, I have to take it off from time to time, and if I take it off I will have to pay a fine. Separate by health (it is necessary to use masks – aut.). But not for everyone because of that health. The mask does not torture, doctors work with masks in operating rooms everywhere, here it is not torture (…) And who can be trusted now, must always trust themselves. I just trust myself, I explained that I think, right? ”. They asked him if he trusted Dainius Kepenis, whose Facebook account had been mentioned as a source of knowledge by other protesters a bit earlier, he said.
Discussing their performance on camera later, protesters were outraged that journalists’ questions were provocative, but everyone here agreed that it should come as no surprise, as everyone was bought.
The situation in the Plaza de la Catedral was closely monitored by several police officers.
Finally, the protesters got tired of standing in the Cathedral Square and approached the Seimas.
There were already more protesters and police at the M. Mažvydas Library, although they still did not match the number of journalists gathered.
Some of them wore masks as appropriate, others, with a prominent nose and teacups that evaporated in the hands of the masks they were not wearing.
After a while, the police decided to arrest a man.
All of this, complaining that he was arresting the man for nothing, was filmed over the phone by another protester.
“Nothing happened, the nose was too big,” said a friend of the detainee when asked by journalists what happened here.
“It is criminal when people and property are harmed (…) It is administrative here,” he told the assembly members, emphasizing that the protest was peaceful.
If the man was arrested for wearing the mask incorrectly (a protruding nose was seen, although there were more people wearing it, officials did not comment), they offered to ask police for comment.
The bus was accompanied by a famous comedian
Comedian O. Shurajev, who is very fond of similar protests, also attended the event, wearing a mask that covered his entire face.
After a while, the police also escorted him to his bus. 15 minutes To his knowledge, this happened because O. Shurajev refused to remove his mask and show his face.
Arno Strumilos / 15min nuotr./Olegas Šurajevas
A protester took ear plugs out of his bag and showed them to journalists.
“That’s what earplugs are: they cost a few pennies and the tests are much more expensive, actually much more expensive. And you take money so much horror, who do you take money from? From my pocket. You take money from all of them. people for earplugs, ”he said.
When asked to clarify whether he believes nasopharyngeal tests for coronavirus are performed with earplugs, the man said similar ones. He is convinced that the investigation is laundering money; You have read about it in the media.
“The media are clearly not writing this, because everything has been bought,” he finally said in contradiction.
Photo by Arno Strumila / 15min / In Vilnius – protest against face masks
The other man who approached him was outraged that the media was publishing only one opinion.
“If there are media, there is debate, there are various opinions. And here is an opinion, a truth. Like in Soviet times, “he said.
The man also stressed that the disease is not news, people have been suffering from the flu for thousands of years.
“Look at the statistics, in the same amounts,” he explained.
R. Matonis: the event is not coordinated with the municipality
How 15 minutes Police spokesman Ramūnas Matonis said, according to police data, this event is not coordinated with the municipality as required by law, but the police are aware of this planned event and are ready to guarantee public order during it.
“The police urge people not to succumb to various provocations, not to participate in illegal acts, not to violate the applicable requirements,” he emphasized.
According to R.Matonis, the entire event will be filmed, so the perpetrators of the violations can be held responsible later.
“Officials warn that the event organizers can also be held responsible,” he said.
During the quarantine introduced on November 7, with few exceptions, masks must be worn everywhere, both indoors and outdoors.
The government has also prohibited quarantining groups of more than 5 people in public places, unless they are family members, with a minimum distance of 2 meters between individuals or groups of people.
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