This was stated by the adviser to the Minister of the Interior Zoryan Shkiryak, commenting on the initiative of the Kyiv city council concerning a significant increase in fines for smoking in unauthorized places, with which the department appealed to the parliament and the government in April.
He noted that he categorically supports the ban on smoking in public places, except when this place is reserved for such events, the observer writes..
"If it happens somewhere on the terrace, but in a park next to the path where people go with strollers, or walk with children, then, of course, this is unacceptable. I believe that we also need to strengthen administrative responsibility for drinking alcohol in public places, "said Shkiryak.
Recall, according to the initiative of the Kyiv City Council, fines for smoking in prohibited places in Kiev want to increase 50-100 times.