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A. Širinskienė told the tv3.lt news portal that if the decision was made to impose a fine on him for violating the government’s resolution, he would go to court and defend his interests there.
“If there were such decisions to impose fines, all Lithuanian citizens have the right to go to court and defend their interests there.” In this case, I see not only my own interests, but also the interests of many Lithuanian people who may find themselves in a similar situation or have very reckless limitations.
The government could also rethink some of the restrictions that have already gone beyond reason. When a person is stopped at a grocery store and starts making claims about why they bought, even though we all fully understand that you need fuel to get back to work and you need to shop for someone else who can’t get out of food.
I was stopped at a diamond or cosmetic store to buy lipsticks or some other cosmetics. I was at the grocery store, ”he said.
“Restrictions must not put families at risk”
Seimas member A. Širinskienė pointed out that many questions arise regarding government restrictions, what reasons are considered justified for crossing municipal boundaries.
“I would really complain about such a fine and would have the discussion for objective reasons (it would be – aut. Past). Is the objective reason – buying food in another municipality for a person who is at risk – really an objective reason? I wonder what our courts and ultimately the Human Rights Tribunal would say.
Restrictions must not put families at risk so that they cannot be together, they cannot exclude families. {…} In my opinion, there is really no need to create such requirements in the legislation when someone who is at risk is forced to go to the store to buy for himself instead of allowing his spouse, friend or other person do it. When a reckless decision is made, that is the situation we have.
As for fines, these are certainly legal avenues of discussion. I have all the evidence, check where and when it was on time. Let’s not forget that if I hadn’t poured gasoline at Visaginas, I wouldn’t have been able to do it at Ignalina. So the logical question is: how to return to Vilnius if you do not have a declared place of residence in any of the municipalities? “Said the politician.
According to A. Širinskienė, it is absurd in the Government’s resolution that if you come to a place and you are in a place where you have not declared your place of residence, you cannot even go to the store, because you cannot move as a non-resident.
“In my case, I was able to return to Vilnius, but my spouse is a person at risk and, well thought out, even on two parameters. Did not visit the store in March, April, May. And now, as of September, it does not go to stores in the same way. Just because we have a great understanding of what will happen if you get an infection somewhere in the store.
In fact, there are many people who are bought by their spouses, friends, acquaintances, who live in other municipalities.
That situation with me shows only one thing. I certainly have no claim on the actions of a police officer. I just have a lot of claims about how that resolution is built. The objective reasons in any case are a matter of proof that is subjectively evaluated by each official and by each person. I am very interested in how, for example, the court would assess the situation in which a person travels to their spouse even though they have not declared a place of residence with the spouse. In this case, should I fictitiously rush to re-declare my place of residence and try to mislead the state in this way? It seems to me that my place of residence, like the declaration of every person, is a completely private matter for a person ”, said the interlocutor.
Širinskienė: such situations are due to nightly and reckless government reforms
According to the member of the Seimas, when “the nocturnal reforms of the Covid-19 are adopted, when it is done without thinking, as this Government has done, we have situations of this type in Lithuania.”
“We have situations where both officials are required to interpret and the people are required to interpret. Although sound logic would tell me that it is really better to look for a spouse in Ignalina or Visaginas. In this case, it is also a question of distances, because theoretically you should not have to enter and drive to any of the municipalities. Should I try to shop in Vilnius and send packages to my spouse in Ignalina? Common sense in law enforcement means that normally it should also exist, “said the politician.
According to the Seimas member, the resolution adopted by the new government is completely inappropriate for everyday situations. He recalled how the government was in a hurry to change the original decrees, which were enacted Sunday night, prohibiting the return of people to rent in another municipality.
“Then it was changed by introducing objective reasons for moving. I think there are really many life situations and objective reasons.
Let’s not forget that my spouse lives in the Ignalina district. I am not registered in the municipalities of Ignalina or Visaginas. My registration place, which has not changed since my studies, is my mother’s apartment. I haven’t been there since March, because I take care of my mother and I live in the Seimas Hotel, “said A. Širinskienė.
According to the deputy of the Seimas, the natural question arises as to whether his transfer to the spouse, where he lives de facto, but it is not recorded if this is an objective reason.
“If you look at the rights of migrants, even family reunification is possible when a person from Africa comes to the EU. This is reason enough for a family to come from Africa.
It seems that for the Government, if we talk about fines, that reason is not enough for a member of the Seimas who is elected and works in Vilnius to transfer his spouse and his family during a period of quarantine through several municipalities, “said the politician .
The police said that administrative proceedings will be initiated for non-compliance with the government’s decision. There is a fine of 500 to 1500 euros for this.
Can the abolition of the legal immunity of the Seimas member A. Širinskienė be considered? A. Širinskienė herself stated that, to the best of her knowledge, this would depend on the amount of the fine.
Utena Police: it was strictly forbidden to enter the city of Visaginas
Utena County Police said the woman had asked officials to cross the municipal boundary just to refuel, but violated requirements. It was strictly forbidden to enter the city of Visaginas, for being a resident of another nursing home, but he did not comply with this requirement.
Vytautas Vaiškūnas, head of the Utena County Police Station, told the tv3.lt news portal that due to the violation committed by A. Širinskienė, legal proceedings will be initiated in accordance with the Administrative Code for Misdemeanors.
Police said at 8:45 pm on Sunday the car arriving from Dūkštas towards Visaginas on the Dūkštas-Rimšė highway stopped at the officers’ station.
The car was driven by a woman who explained to officials that she was running out of fuel, that she had a declared place in Dukste and that she would not be able to reach Vilnius.
“The police officers have individually decided to allow refueling to continue the journey. But the car did not return and the officers passed a” Sauridas “gas station, another” Alauša “after finishing their work and did not see that car.
When he returned to the police station, he noticed the car at the LIDL mall. He waited for the woman to come, asked her why she did not comply with the request in the request, which was specified in the request, that only fuel.
There is a resident of another neighborhood and it is strictly forbidden to enter the city. He was immediately warned to inform management of a possible violation of a government decree. That was done. At present, we will initiate legal proceedings in accordance with the procedure established by the Code of Administrative Offenses, ”said V. Vaiškūnas.
“But I really won’t tell you for now (according to article – aut. Past). This is a violation of the requirements of the Government Resolution, an article of the Code of Administrative Offenses will apply,” added V. Vaiškūnas.
The chief of the Utena County Police Station clarified that a member of the Seimas can come and explain the situation, and if he does not come, he will simply receive a police resolution.
“If she wants to come, she can. If she does not want explanations, a resolution will be made and the execution will be sent,” said V. Vaiškūnas.
The Chief noted that extenuating and aggravating circumstances and other details will be taken into account in the examination of this law.
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