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For this reason, permission for families to march is being reconsidered. It is true that the organizers of the march themselves, who said they are considering going to court, do not want to agree with that. In turn, representatives of the municipality retaliate: those who want to go to Vilnius should not buy a ticket in advance.
R. Grinevičius: we are not involved in the protest that ended in riots
Raimondas Grinevičius, president of the Lithuanian Family Movement, affirms that the protest will be “peaceful, professional and with artistic expression”. It is said to issue a final ruling on the demands made to authorities in the capital on May 15 and June 15-17.
“The ruling majority, be it the president of the Seimas or the government, there is absolutely no communication with the public, the organizations, the opposition or the communities. There is absolute contempt, “said R. Grinevičius on the” Daily News “program” Radio Žinių “.
According to him, this type of situation is not tolerated not only by citizens, but also by various organizations, retiree associations, as well as some political parties that have expressed their support for the future rally. The president of the family movement hopes that this time even more people will gather near the Seimas than in May in Vingis Park.
“We expect that and we expect a sober mind from the public, a peaceful protest,” he said.
R. Grinevičius distanced himself from the protest that ended a couple of weeks ago in the Seimas riots, claiming that the Family Movement has organized only the two mentioned rallies in May and June. It is true that several representatives of the Family Movement were also arrested in the protest that ended in riots.
“We note that these are not protests organized by us. We share many of those protest thoughts and ideas. If there were members of our organization in those protests, they participated as citizens. This was even accepted in the decisions of the council and our declaration that we are not involved in anything was made public, ”said the president of the Family Movement.
“As an organization, we will not tolerate riots, law violations or violence,” he added.
A.Bužinskas: I don’t want to buy a ticket in advance for those who want to go to Vilnius
Although R. Grinevičius stated that he had not personally received any information that the permit for the September 10 protest would be revoked and reconsidered, the Deputy Director of the Vilnius Municipal Administration, Adomas Bužinskas, reported that after the last demonstration all permits they were revoked and revised.
“After the last show, which was agreed by the municipality, we decided that the current order, which works, only shows that it does not work. Assessing the context, the threat of a hybrid war, we decided that as an institution we must take steps to put additional safeguards in place to avoid the repetition of another adventure of this type that took place near the Seimas, without injuring more officials.
Especially when the faces are the same at some rallies. In any case, in order not to distinguish between meetings and good or bad, we have canceled all the meetings that we are reconsidering. But the consideration process itself will begin when we receive an opinion from third institutions ”, explained the representative of the municipality.
According to A.Bužinskas, the municipality is awaiting the advice of the police officers, the Department of State Security.
“You have seen for yourself what was happening near the Seimas. The extradition procedure, which has always been carried out in good faith and with promise, has since seen that domestic work, from ordering the square to other things to things in which officials are injured, cannot leave the workplace, violence is encouraged. ”called.
“If we see that there is a risk that such events will occur again, we certainly will not run the risk of harmonizing said permission. Then, the organizers can go to the courts or other institutions and then the third party will speak,” emphasized the deputy director of the Administration. Municipal of Vilnius.
Crossed by permission
A.Bužinskas criticized the organizers of the Family March, who continue to invite people to this demonstration, saying that the permit has already been issued by the municipality. “I suggest to all the people who want to go to Vilnius not to pay for the bus ticket in advance,” he said.
R. Grinevičius was not satisfied with such an answer, who publicly asked why, if the permit is being re-coordinated, he was not personally informed about it.
“I want to ask why a document is not sent to me, it is not reported that it is a conciliation, if it is suspended, if it is revoked or is it valid. Why am I not receiving information either in writing or by phone?
We are forced to ask the court whether the municipality denies the false information that circulates in the media, or submits a suspension or cessation of coordination, “he said indignantly.
“It seems to me that all these wishes go into some detail, some kind of paper search or looking at what can or cannot be canceled, it’s a bit of waste collection here and there,” said A. Bužinskas.
He added that if the municipality receives guarantees from law enforcement agencies that the rally can be held and there are no threats, the municipality “will apologize to the organizers for the inconvenience and will attend the event themselves for both traffic and public safety. “.
“And if we see that there are threats, there may be a repeat of the previous rally (scenario), which was attended by some people who also organize this rally, then we will not coordinate that permission, it will probably appeal to the court.” and a third will never speak again.
Discussion of where the article was sent is not essential. The important thing is how the city currently considers the situation ”, said the representative of the municipality.
