«The monument was restored by specialists from the municipal Service Department on Tuesday,» a comment from the Druskininkai municipality for Elta said.
It is noted that the monument is within the surveillance zone of video cameras located at the adjacent intersection and nearby private houses.
According to the municipality, there have been no similar incidents in the Druskininkai municipality before.
According to the police department, a monument to Jewish ghetto prisoners in the center of Druskininkai was toppled on Tuesday morning, and law enforcement authorities have initiated a pre-trial investigation.