Latvian could not fly out of Vilnius airport because of a wagner patch

Latvian could not fly out of Vilnius airport because of a wagner patch

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 29 2023, 04:00 AM • 37040 views

At the Vilnius airport, the Latvian was fined and arrested for wearing a Wagner PMC patch, despite the fact that he was not carrying any dangerous items.

At the Vilnius airport, a citizen of Latvia was seen a Latvian citizen with the symbols of the private military company Wagner on his backpack. He was received a fine and was unable to fly out of Vilnius. This is reported by Delfi, according to UNN.

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The spokesman for Lithuanian airports" spokesman Tadas Vasilyauskas said that the man and his belongings were thoroughly inspected, and he did not have any items that could be dangerous to aviation. However, because of the symbolism it was decided to call the police and the State Border Guard Service.

We are against the use of such logos and do not approve of this behavior of the passenger, but our security specialists in all cases must act in accordance with the law, in this case the logo on the backpack could not be an obstacle to stopping a passenger or their luggage, or to deny them a flight. We have appealed to the police, we believe that they will clarify what we can do in such cases in such cases, either by ourselves or with the help of the police. This passenger was checked. Like other passengers, he entered the waiting room without any prohibited items

Vasilauskas said.

The man was unable to fly, he was fined for displaying prohibited symbols.

He intended to fly to London. During the document check, the border guards took him to their premises, drew up a report on administrative violation for demonstrating Nazi, communist and other prohibited symbols.