In Latvia, the deputy of the parliament of the country of Aldis Gobzema was detained. The cause was the organization by the deputy of an unauthorized rally, at which Gobze gathered opponents of the restrictive measures of the Latvian authorities, aimed against the spread of coronavirus infection. Information transmits LETA.
Gobze is opposed to mandatory vaccination of Latvian citizens. In Tukums, he arranged a protest action against the actions of the authorities, and planned to conduct a series of the same speeches throughout the country. The police arrived at the place of collection of people and demanded to stop the event, but the deputy refused to do this and was detained. Gobze is actively resisted by law enforcement officers, it had to put on handcuffs.
Earlier in Latvia introduced a mandatory vaccination for many categories of workers, and the employers from October 1, 2021 were given the right to dismiss unmavited citizens. Gobze came out against these measures and became one of the leaders of the movement of Latvian anti-channels.
According to the laws of the country, it is possible to detain a deputy only with the consent of the Latvian Parliament. Whether this requirement was observed. Police have already fined Gobzem for several times for conducting such rallies.
On November 25, the country’s authorities stated that they had reached the goals of vaccination of the population supplied by the European Union. A complete vaccination was 70.28 percent of residents aged 12 years, the head of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Daniels Pavluts was explained.