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True, although officials detain drivers, police say it is more of a preventive measure calling for drivers to be reminded not to leave home and travel to different areas of the municipality if there is no purpose.
Closed cities and districts, checkpoint near Nemenčinė
Published by television TV3 in 2020 Wednesday, December 16
The Police warn that as of Friday work certificates and other documents that prove the purpose of the trip will become mandatory, so if the drivers do not provide information that proves the purpose of the trip, they will not be able to enter another area of the municipality .
It is noted that some of the arrested drivers did not have documentation proving that it is necessary for them to reach the desired area.
One of the police representatives assured that the drivers detained in Vilnius were understanding, there were no additional problems.
Previously on the social account, Facebook drivers reported mobile checkpoints.
Inspections were reportedly carried out in Vilnius, near Avižieniai, on the Nemenčinė highway. Checkpoints can also be seen when arriving in the city on highway A1.
Earlier, the spokeswoman for Vilnius city mayor Ieva Dirmaitė told BNS that in total the police have planned to install 33 checkpoints, but where they will be located, unlike Kaunas, will not be revealed.
“Currently 33 checkpoints are planned to be installed, but this number is not final and may be revised in the near future. Movement restrictions are expected to go into effect this weekend starting Friday afternoon, as well as during the holiday period next week. As during the application of this measure during the first quarantine, this time we will not disclose specific checkpoints so that there is no desire to avoid the search for unobstructed roads, “said I. Dirmaitė to BNS on Tuesday.
Inspections also in Kaunas
Kaunas residents also announced checkpoints in the social space; here, according to them, inspections were carried out near the roundabout on Raudonojo Kryžiaus street and the Vaišvydava highway.
As of December 18. 1 pm until December 20. 9 pm, from December 23. 1 pm until December 27. 9 pm and from December 31st. 1 pm until January 3. 9 pm movement in Kaunas county will be controlled by installing poles at the entrances to the municipal centers: Kaunas, Kaišiadorys, Kėdainiai and Jonava. Kaunas district is a circular municipality, therefore, as elsewhere in other district municipalities, it has a mobile force of officials, whose residents will ask about travel routes.
Even tighter controls: Friday
The news portal tv3.lt recalls that as of this Wednesday the ban on moving between municipalities will come into force in Lithuania. True, stricter control over the movement of the population will be carried out only in separate stages: next weekend and the Christmas and New Year period. To this end, it is planned to install about 250 checkpoints at the accesses of the municipalities.
Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė and Police Commissioner General Renatas Požėla spoke about how the control of the itinerant population will be carried out during a press conference on Tuesday.
Agnė Bilotaitė first of all wished everyone health and concentration and called for awareness and responsibility:
“We already had restrictions in the spring, but then the situation was dramatically different. A plan for a safe vacation was drawn up yesterday. The police will set up about 250 checkpoints near municipalities. Approximately 920 crews will take to the streets.
The strictest controls will be in effect from December 18. 1 pm until December 20. 9 pm, from December 23. 1 pm to 27 d. 9 pm and from December 31st. 1 pm until January 3. 9 pm On other days, the control will not be as active. The additional participation of officers from the MIA, the Military Police and the Riflemen’s Union will also be used.
Part of the entrances will be blocked by technical means. It is planned to record violations with video surveillance cameras and prohibition posters will be posted. Greater forces will also be relied upon for sorcery, wearing masks. About a thousand. police officers will guarantee this order. The police will not have the purpose of punishing, but will have the purpose of explaining.
A. Bilotaitė added that if such measures do not work and the situation does not improve, a plan of stricter measures is planned, which will be implemented if necessary. However, the minister did not want to detail this plan.
Check every day
R. Požėla said that there is a police number 8-700-60000, which you can call, share your situation and find out: a person can go somewhere or not:
“The highlight will be this weekend, the Christmas and New Years periods. Poles and other means will be used at the entrances to the municipalities. The aim of the police is not to catch criminals and the aim of the people should not be to deceive anyone. In that case, in the first place, he would be fooling himself and his loved ones. “
According to the police chief, residents are advised to have documents confirming the reasons for moving from one municipality to another: “It is possible to photograph a document with smart devices and present it to an officer. This would simplify the inspection itself. “
Speaking of the emigrants, R. Požėla said that efforts would be made to listen to their arguments. However, if a person has real estate in one municipality and intends to go with his parents in another, the police have the right to stop such travel.
When no checkpoints are installed, 60 additional police teams will work. Also other forces already mentioned by Minister Bilotaitė. Therefore, inspections will be carried out not only on these “hot” days, but also on other days.
R. Požėla stated that although a large number of police forces will be needed for inspections, public order and security in the country will be guaranteed.
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