In circular townships, changes in movement control: people will experience less discomfort

“In those parts of the country bordering urban municipalities, the design of checkpoints is changing, so people will experience much less inconvenience. Each district police station is free to take into account the particularities of the district. and apply different control measures, ”said the country’s police chief in a statement from the Interior Ministry.

Mr. Požėla discussed the implementation of motion control measures with Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite on Wednesday, who claims that the police will carry out motion control differently than before.

“The last three weekends have been a good experience in controlling the movement of people. The mobility of the population has decreased significantly, but the festive period is over, so the police are taking new tactics, taking into account the specificities of the working week and the weekends, ”said A. Bilotaitė in the report.

According to the ministry, in January more officials will work on weekends and fewer on weekdays.

There will also be fewer stationary checkpoints, but more active movement will be monitored in unannounced locations and at unannounced times.

“There will be fewer mass closures in January, but there will be more unexpected inspections in municipal urban areas. Officials will carefully and thoroughly investigate the reasons and circumstances of people’s arrival; those without a valid reason will be subject to administrative responsibility. officials will also check the sobriety of vehicle drivers, assess violations of traffic rules, “the report read.

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The Interior Ministry warns that a separate specificity of movement control will apply in Lithuania’s coastal and tourist cities.

“There will be more stationary stalls here, so people are encouraged not to plan needless trips as they may have to turn around and go back,” the report says.

This week, the military police are helping police officers to control movement between municipalities, border guards will join in next weekend, as well as agents from the Public Safety Service, the Fire and Rescue Department and shooters.

In the first two days of this week, officials did not lose nearly 800 vehicles, 280 administrative lawsuits were initiated for quarantine violations.

The government has extended the control of movement between municipalities until January 31, but the plan aims to review the decision in mid-January in light of epidemiological indicators.