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Lithuania prepares changes to rules on firearms use by officers

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lithuania’s Interior Ministry is drafting amendments governing firearms use by internal security services.
  • Police want the legal term “unavoidable danger” replaced with “real danger,” saying the current condition is unclear.
  • The final amendments are still being prepared, and Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas says the changes would not give officers unlimited freedom to use firearms.

Lithuania’s Interior Ministry is preparing changes to the laws governing when internal security officers may use firearms.

The ministry is consulting the police, the State Border Guard Service, the Public Security Service and the Financial Crime Investigation Service. It is currently assessing proposals from all the services.

Police have proposed replacing the phrase “unavoidable danger” with “real danger.” They say the current condition is unclear and leaves officers uncertain about when they may use their weapons. Police also want officers to receive legal and psychological assistance after using a firearm in the line of duty.

Other services have submitted their own proposals, but the final amendments are still being drafted. Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas stressed that the changes would not amount to complete freedom to use firearms.

This would not mean complete freedom to use firearms.

· Martynas KatelynasLithuania’s interior minister emphasized that the proposed legal changes would not remove limits on officers’ use of guns.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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