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Adomas Bužinskas, deputy director of the Municipal Administration, informed reporters about the revoked permit on Tuesday.
One of the reasons why it was decided not to allow the rally is that it takes place, because it is planned near the Seimas, where there will not be so many people.
“Today, we decided to revoke the permit issued for the September 10 rally for several main reasons.
First of all, the place. Permission is requested for up to 15 thousand. people and we see that physically there will not be enough people in that territory, ”said A. Bužinskas during the press conference.
He noted that during the rally it is also important to maintain a safe distance of 75 meters to the Seimas, the protest should not interfere with the work of the nearby library.
It is obvious that the daily life of Vilnius residents will be disrupted.
“We have received a separate request from the Martynas Mažvydas library that their work is being interrupted and we have to guarantee the passage of their plot. So the area is shrinking even more,” said the deputy director of Administration.
“Furthermore, it is obvious that the daily life of Vilnius residents will be disrupted,” he added.
He wanted to keep the protest late into the night.
Another reason why, according to A. Bužinskas, it was decided to revoke the issued permit is the duration of the protest:
“It was requested to extend the permit for the event until 10 at night.
We believe that the square itself is poorly lit enough that this will complicate the work of the officials from a purely security point of view. So time seems too long for us. “
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Adam Bužinskas
Another reason is the warning from the Department of Homeland Security (SSD) of the increased risk of violence in various meetings.
You can get acquainted with it here.
This is only part of the SSD evaluation. The other is classified.
“After evaluating both the public and non-public parts, which we are unable to disclose, we decided that we cannot take responsibility for both the safety of officials and the safety of the remaining residents of Vilnius, and to this day we do not we can coordinate the event. “, Summarized A. Bužinskas.
Fear of violence
He stressed that the municipality is not against the organizers of the rally, that is, the Family Movement.
“Naturally, people have the right to express political and civic positions, but we, as a municipality, as an institution, need to assess the whole context. And that context is worrying right now.
This does not mean that there is a specific organization that we are against, but in general the organization of certain actions is associated with a greater risk of violence ”, commented the deputy director of Administration.
The initiator of the protest, the Family Movement, is expected to be informed of the decision in the near future.
The association may appeal it to the courts.
“Everyone has the right to appeal our decision to the court. It seems to me that we allow enough time for those complaints if the organizers do not agree with those arguments, “said A. Bužinskas.
Urge not to attend an unauthorized rally
If the court decides that the permit has been illegally revoked, it will be returned to you.
“It just came to our knowledge then.” If it really is a serious threat to democracy, the court will say that we were wrong, we will assume responsibility and issue that permit, “said the deputy.
He did not rule out the possibility that the Family Movement held an unauthorized rally: “If the rally is not authorized, it is a violation of the law. We don’t recommend anyone to do that. “
The leader of the family movement R. Grinevičius negatively evaluated the decision of the municipality to revoke the permit issued for the rally.
According to him, this is how society is angry.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Raimondas Grinevičius
“If it escalates in this way, I value it very badly, I value it as a public storm, a public outrage.
Our organization has taken the first steps to stabilize the situation in the state, and some of its representatives are doing the opposite. It is possible to admit that someone is interested in not having a stable situation in the state, ”R. Grinevičius commented on BNS on Tuesday.
Will go to court
However, he questioned the municipality’s decision, stating that there is no evidence that the municipality changed its previous decision to coordinate the rally:
“They don’t have to reconcile, they have to reverse the previous decision, I don’t know how they treat him legally.”
“I will not comment on anything until I have official documents,” Grinevicius added.
If the municipality, nevertheless, presents the pertinent formal decisions, they will be appealed before the courts, assured the organizer of the rally.
“It just came to our attention then. There can be no other things, at least in Lithuania,” he said.
Of course, just the court. There can be no other things, at least in Lithuania.
Although the SSD warned the municipality about the increased likelihood of violent attacks during the protests and other possible dangers, R. Grinevičius explained that he had not received any complaints from any institution regarding the planned rally and that risks arose during each of those events.
“Tell me, what worldwide protest rally is not risky? In what country in the world? I do not know of any protest in the world that does not pose any risk, “said the organizer.
Comments from the municipality:
Permits began to be reviewed after the riots.
The Vilnius City Municipality decided to reconcile all previously planned meetings with the organizers, including the September 10 demonstration, after the protest that took place near the Seimas on August 10 turned into riots.
On September 10, the Municipality of Vilnius and the President of the Family Movement, Raimondas Grinevičius, coordinated the planned march and rally in the Seimas with the slogans “Stop the dictatorship in Lithuania”, “Let’s give Lithuania back to the nation” , “Yes, for the liberation of the Seimas” in July.
It is expected that 7 to 15 thousand people will participate in the event. people.
In May, the Family Movement organized a demonstration in Vingis Park entitled “The Great March for the Defense of the Family”, and in June, a three-day demonstration near the Seimas.
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