25,000 people at borders with Germany and Lithuania have so far controlled border guards supported by military and police. The heads of the MON, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Infrastructure summarized 3 days of Operation Safe West. “At both borders there were detentions of people who attempted to enter Poland illegally,” said Tomasz Siemoniak, head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs.
Temporary border checks with Germany and Lithuania were reinstated last night from Sunday to Monday. nonsubjective Operation codenamed “Safe West” is to halt illegal migration. On Wednesday afternoon at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, the heads of the 3 ministries summarized the activities to date. The situation is under full control. The Border Guard, supported by the military and police, carries out its tasks. So far, 25,000 people have been checked. At both borders there were besides detentions of people who attempted to enter Poland illegally – said Tomasz Siemoniak, head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs. respective specified cases were briefly described on the Facebook profile of the Operational Command of the RSZ. This morning, for example, soldiers serving on the border with Germany, on their way to the station, came across 3 foreigners. Men tried to cross the bridge on Bobra to Poland. As it turned out, they did not have the authority to do so. They were detained and transferred to the Border Guard. Half an hr later, another foreigners appeared on the border bridge, who, at the sight of soldiers, withdrew to the German side. The military reported the incidental to border guards.
Meanwhile, as the Border defender says, the 4 Afghans detained at the crossing with Lithuania only a fewer minutes after the border controls were launched, were transferred to the Lithuanian side. This was done by means of readmission, a procedure allowing the transfer of irregular migrants to the country from which they came. The driver, a citizen of Estonia, who transports them to Poland will hear allegations about the organisation of illegal border crossing.
– What we are doing present on the Polish-Belarusian border, Polish-Lithuanian, Polish-German, this is the border safety action, but besides the action against Russian-Belarusian hybrid aggression against Poland – stressed Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence during the briefing. – The people detained at the borders tell us that they were inspired by officials of the Belarusian state. So this is simply a very serious operation aimed at our safety – added the head of the MON.
According to Minister Siemoniak, border checks with another EU countries have not so far caused road and rail congestion. There were no incidents or disturbances in the passages. present the Germans conduct their controls, we conduct ours. This strategy is simply effective – said Siemoniak. Under the assumption, the Safe West should take a month. However, it may be extended. – If the Germans endure their controls, we will be ready to do so. For now, we are in the 3rd day of action and we measure the effectiveness on the Polish side – noted Siemoniak.
Soldiers of territorial defence troops and the Military Police were active in border controls. As Minister Kosiniak-Kamish informed a fewer days ago, a full of 5,000 military remains on standby.
