Police have announced traffic and security measures ahead of a teachers’ protest scheduled to take place outside the Presidential Palace at 5pm on Thursday.
Police announce traffic measures
Police officers will be deployed in the area to take the necessary security and traffic measures and facilitate the movement of vehicles.
The public is urged to avoid travelling through affected areas where possible, exercise patience and follow instructions from police officers.
Organisers must ensure peaceful protest
Under the Public Gatherings and Parades Law 151(I) of 2025, organisers are responsible for ensuring the orderly and peaceful conduct of a gathering or parade.
They must cooperate with the relevant local authority, police and the designated officer serving as a liaison between the police and organisers, and comply with their instructions.
Police powers under new law
The legislation allows police, where necessary, to impose restrictions on a gathering or parade and to order its dissolution.
This may apply if a gathering ceases to be peaceful, takes place in breach of imposed restrictions, or presents a risk of physical injury or damage to public or private property.
In the case of a spontaneous or emergency gathering, police may also intervene if participants fail to comply with imposed restrictions.
Police may additionally order a person to remove an item or other means used to conceal or alter their appearance where there is reasonable suspicion that the gathering may become non-peaceful because of that person’s actions, or that the person is involved in or may be involved in an offence.
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