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The police launched an administrative lawsuit on Monday over the MAMA music awards, which caused public publicity. This live event took place on Saturday at Kaunas Žalgiris Arena.
“The Kaunas police have initiated administrative procedures,” Ramūnas Matonis, a spokesman for the Police Department, told the kauno.diena.lt website on Monday.
Administrative proceedings were initiated for violations of public health legislation that endangered the spread of dangerous or particularly dangerous communicable diseases during emergency quarantine.
Individuals are threatened with 500-1500 euros, legal persons – 1.5 to 6 thousand. EUR fines.
“The police are finding out who and what quarantine requirements have been violated,” a police spokesman said. “From the images in the public space, we see violations of the quarantine requirements.”
In our opinion, attending such an event cannot be considered a necessary reason, except for those who work at it.
When asked how police officers assess whether participation in a television broadcast is a justifiable reason to pass police checkpoints and go to another city, Matonis said that traveling to another municipality is only possible for work or other reasons. urgent.
“In our opinion, going to such an event cannot be considered a necessary reason, except for those people who work at it,” said R. Matonis.
A police spokesman said the organizers had no explanation. “During the event, they explained that the filming is going according to the requirements. Unfortunately, later we saw in the public space that these requirements were not met, “said the interlocutor.
The police have received around 30 reports of alleged violations of quarantine restrictions during the MAMA music awards.
Already during the broadcast, there was outrage in the public space because the quarantine rules were not followed, masks were not used and there were no safe distances. Some called the event a “party during the plague.”
Organizers presented their position on Monday, saying there were no outsiders at the event, that all participants were screened for COVID-19 before the awards, and that staff wore protective masks.
“We used examples: the way companies should prove work. Now we have asked the doctors to re-evaluate the situation. Let us analyze this event, discuss and see how it is possible to continue living and working in a new reality. Because still there are no other solutions, “said Martynas Tyla, president of the MAMA association.
“It just came to our knowledge then. Some of the moments, like the massive appearance of the nominees on stage, were just emotional. Maybe the people who are in a huge space, an arena of 22 thousand square meters and, moreover, all with negative tests, they felt too safe and relaxed, says the producer of the broadcast Saulius Urbonavičius-Samas. – But we feel the emotional state of the musicians, who have spent years waiting for concrete strategic plans, visions, not requests to suffer. After the MAMA broadcast, many representatives of the music business commented that this could be an open-minded experiment. Because everyone’s goal is to learn to live a new reality. The virus has not gone anywhere. It will probably not go away And that this is an example for the future discussion of how we will live in the new reality, how our sectors of sport, culture, education will function. n. We want to start a debate and find new solutions as soon as possible. “
The musical awards were broadcast on TV3 television. The representatives of TV3 also presented their position on this event, which caused a stir in society. “During this pandemic year, we have actively promoted responsible human behavior. Together, we have worked to ensure that in these difficult times, viewers have at least a small opportunity to brighten up their sad routines and enjoy life. We organize projects such as “Easter from home”, “Compliance campaign”, “I really love Lithuania”, “Lithuanian honor” and others by ourselves or with the producers. Not only have they always complied with the quarantine requirements, but the viewers have been felt motivated to do so. For 10 years, the MAMA organizers have been organizing awards, guests, filming and the final broadcast signal that is received on television. Unfortunately, this Saturday, the MAMA organizers did not control the moments that happened and we disappointed both us and part of the public. “We regret this event and hope to find the strength to forgive the mistakes of others and , at the same time, overcome the difficulties of the pandemic, “reads the television report.
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