PSP reinforces policing during Lisbon parties
Policing will be reinforced during Lisbon’s popular parties and traffic in some of the city’s arteries on Sunday night, publicizing the PSP’s Lisbon Metropolitan Command (Cometlis).
From now on, Cometlis refers that the reinforcement will already be made from this Thursday, executing several valences, specifically of “visibility, intervention, transit, public inspection, investigation and public communication”.
Even so, articulation and coordination with the Lisbon Municipal Police will be reinforced, according to popular security conditions.
Cometlis also informs that on the night of Santo António (Sunday) traffic will be closed on Avenida da Liberdade, from 18:00, so that the usual parade of popular marches can be held there.
Access to the city center of Lisbon and to the spaces of the fairs will also be conditioned, in order to “allow the movement of people in the various places of festivities and entertainment”.
“From the perspective of road safety, there will be an intensification of inspection, in several places in the city of the city”, it is mentioned in the appeal.
The PSP warns in fact that the crowd of people provides “some crimes that can still be used” and allows them to use for those who intend to participate in public transport and be able to take care, particularly not carrying valuables.
The Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the PSP calls for civic behavior on the part of people who participate in the city’s parties, counts on their collaboration to communicate to the police situations that may disturb security and the public, also suggesting that all organizations be followed by the General Directorate of Health”, reads the note.
Meanwhile, the union representing the workers of Metropolitano de Eventos Lisboa indicated today that the metro service will not work in the extension of Santo António night due to the strike to overtime and special work in June, because the proposal presented by the company to the unions is considered “very insufficient”.
On the night of June 12th to 13th, as Green and Blue lines after the pandemic, due to the pandemic, which now return to the street after two years without performing, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.