Fines imposed on members of the Pakistani community who gathered at Syntagma Square to celebrate the New Year without wearing masks will not be canceled, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Monday, ANA reports.
The minister was responding to a letter signed by the president of the community Cultural Community of Greece-Pakistan, Syed Mohammad Jamil, appealing for a write-off of the fees for several reasons, including the fact the gathering was spontaneous and not organized, they did not know the city of Athens had canceled all celebrations at Syntagma, and the members of the community left peacefully after being informed of this by police.
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