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The mass car inspection will begin again at 1 pm and will continue through Sunday night.
“As it was before, the previous two weekends, so this weekend movement between all municipalities will be restricted, access there is only possible for a serious reason,” said R. Matonis about movement between municipalities .
A police spokesman said officials would also monitor the situation within municipalities.
“During those two weekends we noticed that there is more movement in the municipality itself. So in order to control this movement and limit it a bit, this weekend we will pay more attention to restrictions within municipalities. Both for car flows and for the physical movement of people.
We are cooperating with the municipalities, we are glad that most of them have responded in good faith to our proposal to put out the Christmas trees, fence them, restrict access to the central squares for some time. That there would be as few people as possible so that there would not be a large mass of people, ”said police representative R. Matonis.
He explained that police officers will pay close attention to the central squares of the city on New Year’s Eve. On other days, in public places.
“After the New Year, more attention will be paid to parks, beaches and nature trails. Because people like to choose and often form large groups there,” said the interlocutor of the program on news radio.
In explaining this decision, R. Matonis stated that even massive trips of people to public places in his municipality were recorded on the Christmas weekend.
Checkpoints in Kaunas
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In those places with the help of the municipality to even restrict access. There may also be traffic prohibition signs, some places are physically fenced. And in other places, police officers and law enforcement workers will also be on duty. We hope that a joint effort will reduce that flow, ”said a police spokesman.
Matonis said he was confident that people would comply with the requirements and prohibitions.
“They will not approach all the police, we hope that the people themselves understand that they will comply with the requirements. And that there will be no need for police intervention. But if we see a large crowd gathering people, we will try to limit it with tougher measures, “he said.
The country’s large cities reject fireworks, but individuals are not prohibited from doing so, a police spokesman recalled.
“You can really leave those fireworks somewhere near your house. The request to the municipalities was not to organize massive fireworks festivals, not to celebrate the neighbors so that they would not gather in the square or planned place, the park That is the request, I very much hope that all municipalities have listened to it, “said the interlocutor.
The police will respond again to reports from residents of possible parties.
“I hope the neighbors are courteous and feel compelled to report it to the police, if we receive such reports, we will really respond to them. So once again, we urge people to stay home and not celebrate in massively large groups. Please stay calm for a year, “R. Matonis said on news radio Thursday morning.
To implement the ban on residents moving between municipalities without good reason, checkpoints at the entrances to municipal centers will be renewed on Thursday.
The control of vehicles at the posts is in charge of the police, border guards, the Riflemen’s Union, the Military Police, the Public Security Service and the Financial Crimes Investigation Service.
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