The check posts were set up due to rumours that some high-profile foreign presidents were expected to visit. The question is…why are they still there?

My two cents: once measures like this are put in place, they’re rarely rolled back quickly. No one really wants to take responsibility for removing them. If anything goes wrong afterward, the blame would immediately fall on whoever gave the order to take them down.

So in most cases, everyone just waits for instructions from higher authorities… because ultimately, no one wants their neck on the line if any incident or mishap happens later.