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Assistance to the civil police is provided in response to a request from the Ministry of Health and will be provided in accordance with article 18 of the Law on the Organization of the National Defense System and Military Service “Military assistance to other state and municipal institutions”.
This means that the Military Police will act like any other unit assisting the army, but it was decided to assign the Military Police to this task, as they have the most experience in maintaining public order.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Laimas Baliūnas, Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Military Police, military police officers are interested in helping to manage the pandemic as soon as possible by not performing police duties and handing them over to police officers.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces have been involved in the fight against COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. Currently, in addition to the newly appointed military police, another 70 soldiers of the National Defense Volunteer Force (NDVF) are assisting the units of the National Public Health Center in Vilnius and Alytus and Panevėžys, and by December 18, 25 Soldiers are providing assistance on the hotline in 1808.
Also from December 18. Members of the Union of Rifles will help police officers control people’s access to cities and towns across the country. This weekend, more than 300 shooters from all over Lithuania, along with police officers, will be on duty at the checkpoints.
Additionally, the shooters will continue the tasks performed so far by being on duty at COVID-19 mobile checkpoints, assisting hospital staff working with COVID-19 infected patients, patrolling public places, and helping maintain public order. , monitoring compliance with the quarantine guidelines recommended at the national level. years.
During the first and second waves of COVID-19, the Lithuanian Armed Forces allocated all the capacities and resources requested by the Ministry of Health; in total, more than 4,000 people participated in the execution of tasks during the second wave. military volunteers and professional service soldiers.
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