Prosecutor: launch 25 investigations into illegal border crossings, 40 into organization
“The data is from June 1, according to Article 291 on illegal crossing of the state border is currently a waste of 25 pre-trial investigations and 63 personal reports of suspicion. Due to the organization of illegal crossing of state borders, there are 40 pre-trial investigations, where 73 persons have been served with notices of suspicions, ”N. Grunskienė said during the Seimas sitting on Tuesday.
According to her, eight people have already been convicted for illegal crossing of state borders since June, and 14 for convictions.
“The fines vary widely, for the purpose of organizing an illegal border crossing, the goal is to imprison the net, if I’m not mistaken, you want six months, there is an arrest and there are fines,” the attorney general said.
She explained that pre-trial investigations into illegal border crossings against migrants are initiated if they indicate that Lithuania did not have a destination country. If a migrant identifies Lithuania as a destination country, he or she is not threatened by the pre-trial investigation even if his / her asylum application is not granted.
“These are persons (suspects) who did not come to the destination country when they arrived in Lithuania. If the person came to Lithuania and he / she indicated that Lithuania does not have a destination country and the destination country is Germany or another European country, it must be explained personally that he has to choose one of two options – either to return to the country of origin, or then criminal liability is provided, and in that case the pre-trial investigation is started and they will be handed over to the court, ”said N. Grunskienė.
She noted that individuals who have applied for asylum are not facing criminal liability.
“Criminal liability is not possible for these persons, regardless of the answer given, because they have applied for asylum in Lithuania,” the Prosecutor General confirmed.
This year, almost 4.2 thousand people entered Belarus illegally from Belarus. migrants. Since Aug. 2, when reversal tactics were introduced, an incredibly similar number of foreigners.
Vilnius accuses the Minsk regime of organizing migratory flows and calls it hybrid aggression. As a result, a state of emergency has been declared in the country.