“The police shall use the local knowledge of members of the police in carrying out this regulation. We will not issue methodological instructions on how to do this. It will depend on the individual approach of the member and the specific situation, “Ondřej Moravčík, a spokesman for the police presidium, told Práva yesterday. “We monitor compliance with all measures and this is one of them,” he added.
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The deserted Peace Square in Prague on October 28, 2020 in the evening.
Photo: Vít Šimánek, ČTK
The document can be delivered retrospectively
As well as violations of other anti-epidemic measures, police officers and police officers can also fine fines a violation of the curfew on the spot, or hand the case over to an administrative body.
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Any document from the employer will speed up and simplify communication, but we don’t want people to carry something like this with them.
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Exceptions to the night curfew apply only to travel to work or to a doctor, protection of health or property, or the exercise of a profession. Dogs can be walked only half a kilometer from the house. People may have to prove why they left home. It will also be possible to submit the document retrospectively.
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However, the police do not intend to call for people to have a certificate from their employer, for example. “Any document from the employer will speed up and simplify communication, but we don’t want people to carry something like that with them,” the spokesman said.
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In practice, according to him, police officers, knowing the local realities and on the basis of an interview with the person concerned, will assess whether they meet the reasons for the exemption from the ban. Irena Seifertová, a spokeswoman for the Prague police officers, expressed a similar opinion in an interview for the lidovky.cz server.
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“Police officers will always welcome the fact that the inspected person will be able to prove the legitimacy of his stay on the spot, in any way. The authenticity itself will then be assessed by a police officer on the spot, “said a police spokeswoman.
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