Posted: 20.01.2023 16:21:00

European laws force refugees to use the services of smugglers

The governments of neighbouring EU countries have passed laws allowing the military to throw refugees at the border without trials and procedures – as reported by the State Border Committee of Belarus in its Telegram channel

According to the Belarusian border department, the new laws are contrary to international law.

“European security forces ‘officially’ expel people by denying them the right to apply for protection in the EU. The inability to exercise their legal rights and the fear of being thrown out in the forest make foreigners to look for other, often illegal, ways and routes to the West. All this contributes to the growth in the number of people involved in the transportation of refugees both in transit countries and in countries of destination,” the State Border Committee said.

According to its information, only in the last two days, the border guards detained nine carriers who transported twenty-five refugees.

“In their reports, the Polish border guards accuse refugees of allegedly not filing applications for protection. However, the Polish side is deliberately silent about depriving people of this opportunity by adopting laws on the legalisation of ousting,” the border department added.

According to the State Border Committee of Belarus, the Lithuanian Border Service also records a significant increase in the facts of transportation of foreigners. According to them, twice as many refugee carriers were detained last year than in 2021.