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Gay pride in Lithuania cost police over EUR 53,000

BC, Vilnius, 30.07.2013.Print version
The supervision of gay pride March for Equality that took place on Saturday cost the police LTL 182,500 (EUR 52,900), informs LETA/ELTA.

28 people were detained during the event. 400-500 people attended the march, meanwhile, the police counted about 1,200 people.

 

As reported, the gay pride parade in 2010, according to Kestutis Lancinskas, Chief of Vilnius County Police Headquarters, cost approximately LTL 170,000-180,000 (EUR 49,000-52,000).

 

According to Lancinskas, this year's gay pride march was much smoother compared to that in 2010.






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