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“The injured officer will receive full assistance. We will always defend and protect our officers. The incident shows that inspectors must have security measures in place. Ensuring their safety is a priority. And all offenders who oppose a conservation officer nature will always be handed over to the police. We will do everything possible to hold people accountable for their actions, “said Olga Vėbrienė, director of the Department of Environmental Protection.
When officers arrested the poacher during the raid, he resisted and injured the inspector.
The Department of Environmental Protection informs that the damages suffered by an official in the event of an incident at work will be compensated in accordance with the procedure established by the public function and other laws.
Two pre-trial investigations into the incident will begin. One under article 286 of the Penal Code. (resistance to a police officer). The second for the use of electrical fishing devices in accordance with Article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania, reports the Department of Environmental Protection.
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