Family march activists camp near Druskininkai: declare they are protecting the border with Lithuania

According to one of the campaign’s organizers, Antanas Norvydas from Druskininkai, a “live queue was planned as a symbolic protection, and perhaps not, against the invasion of migrants” along the way.

On Sunday morning, a column of cars arrived at Druskininkai with activists from the “Family Movement” from Alytus, Varėna, Marijampolė, Vilnius and Kaunas, but it was supplemented by only a few teams in the complex.

At approximately 11 a.m. M. A column of cars belonging to the campaign participants tried to drive to the Raigard border checkpoint, but was stopped by police officers. The activists have been ordered to protest at the location listed in the permit issued by the “Family Movement” of Druskininkai Municipality, near the road between Ratnyčia and Latežeris.

After reaching the planned section of the road, the protesters fell out of their cars. After a trip to the bushes, others yelled, “If you catch an illegal one, take it here.”

Raimondas Grinevičius, who coordinated the actions of the activists and negotiated with the police, was asked when the handshake of the participants mentioned in the event announcements would take place: “The fact that we are here is already a living chain of people . This is how we will protect the Lithuanian border. “

Others set up tents at the time and discussed among themselves when it would be time to start baking shashliks.

The group of organizers of the “Protect the Lithuanian Border” campaign, calling itself the “Family Movement”, stated that it had invited the mayor of Druskininkai municipality, Ričardas Malinauskas, the head of the Druskininkai border guard, Andrius Beloručkinas, and to the Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė.

Those gathered said they wanted to “support the mayor of Druskininkai for a strong position on migrants and do everything possible to ensure that migrants do not disturb the peace of Druskininkai and the resort guests, thank the border guards and express their resentment that the government will address the refugee problem at the highest level. “

Campaign participants were outraged by the policy of the Foreign Ministry and Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis towards Belarus.

“We are trying to express our outrage at the foreign policy of the ‘granddaughter’, which, in my opinion, has caused an influx of migrants,” said A. Norvydas.