Lithuanian Interior Minister: Events near the Seimas and Riots in the Migrant Camp Were Coordinated

• 11.08.2021, 12:45

This is a hybrid attack against Lithuania.

The riots near Seim in Vilnius and in the migrant camp at the Rudininkai landfill is an organized and coordinated action. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Lithuania Agne Bilotaite. Her words are quoted by Delfi.lt.

- Now we see two organized actions: at Seim and the events that took place in Rudininkai. This demonstrates that everything was organized and coordinated, - the publication quotes Bilotaite. - This is a hybrid attack. Events take place in the context of illegal migration, when our forces are concentrated near the border and protected facilities. And such unauthorized initiatives are not an expression of civil position but organized anti-state activity due to which we must withdraw the forces of our law enforcement agencies from other facilities. This can be interpreted unambiguously - as an organized process.

At the same time, Bilotaite did not name the organizers of the actions. The minister only noted that the state should ensure the well-coordinated work of the Seim.

Let us remind you that, yesterday, dissatisfied with the restrictions that the government plans to introduce for citizens who do not have "covid passports" gathered at the Seim building in Vilnius. Some of the protesters blocked the exits from the parliament and the exit from the courtyard. When the police began to push them away from the building, clashes arose - bottles, flares were thrown at law enforcement officers, and tear gas was used against the protesters.

At the same time, riots broke out in an illegal migrant camp at the Rudininkai landfill because of living conditions. Twenty people left the camp on their own.