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Lithuanian businessman Rolandas Širvelis, who lives in Riga, told Info TV that protesters are met with applause.
“As I understand it, it is the expression of the wishes of the protesters, the desire to show people that they are not alone and want to show their thoughts to the nation and transmit them to the Government, to Parliament,” said R. Širvelis. .
The protesters, he said, demanded that no amendment to the law on mandatory coronavirus vaccination be passed hastily.
“Three groups of people (educators, doctors and long-term care workers) were identified who needed to be vaccinated and would be prohibited from working as of October 1,” Širvelis explained.
The businessman said there were more police officers than protesters at the start of the rally, but over time, protesters filled the square in front of the presidential palace.
“People who would actively oppose or behave indecently would have consumed too much alcohol, which would lead to physical conflicts, until now there is not and there was not during the first hour of the event,” the Lithuanian told the former Info TV venue.
According to R. Širvelis, according to the rules, the protest had to take place until 10 at night. People who spoke out radically and wanted to use the protest to achieve political dividends, he said, had not yet been seen at the start of the rally.
Protest before the Seimas.
“I arrived at the protest an hour ago, I looked at the people, at the contingent that had gathered. In my opinion, these people have not been noticed yet, maybe there are people who look more like them, but quite peacefully, everyone is in the mood. I have not noticed aggressive people yet. We hope that the Lithuanian version will not be repeated here ”, said the interlocutor.
Latvian officials had announced that they would film the entire protest.
“Currently, there are no drones above us, because there was rainy and windy weather all day, which did not allow the drones to even take off for safety reasons. From what I understand, all surveillance is done on a stationary basis, the police patrol, everything is registered, ”said R. Širvelis.
Speaking of the fines that threaten protesters, the Lithuanian said up to 2 thousand. Fines can be imposed on those who organize and carry out riots, riots.
R. Širvelis also said that the people protesting in Riga, unlike the participants of the rally in Lithuania, did not attack journalists.
“I think up to 3-4 thousand people can gather. People,” added R. Širvelis.
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