At the border crossing with Ukraine, the police officers accused the police of smuggling. This is not the first case of charges by police forces
Two of them were police officers who worked on the Slovak – Ukrainian border. The JOJ Television staff took a look at the place.
After broadcasting a report on the intervention at the border crossing with Ukraine, JOJ Television contacted one of the detained women. She claimed that the information about her accusation was untrue, so they visited the Ministry of the Interior again.
According to the opinion of the accused, according to her, she allegedly has a different accusation than her colleague. The accused made a mistake in the control of persons due to negligence and exhaustion, which became a mistake. According to information from Television JOJ, he has enough evidence to blame the women in the same way and nothing can be done about it. During the operation, the police carried out several house searches, during which they found enough evidence.
“Members of the police force have been charged with criminal offenses of abuse of power by a public official and smuggling,” said 2.11. for Television JOJ Zuzana Hrabovská. We contacted the ministry with a request for new information on the case, but we only received a brief response.
“Further procedural steps are continuing in this matter, so we cannot be closer.” Zuzana Hrabovská from the press department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic commented. Without the help of some local police officers, refugees would not cross the border and instead of a person without the help of some local police officers, which is under cameras.
This is not the first time he has accused police officers at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing
Last year, they accused a 35-year-old policewoman of crimes of smuggling, abuse of power by a public official and unauthorized interference with a computer system. The case from 2016 is also well-known. At that time, four border guards ended up in handcuffs. All cases have one thing in common – police officers smuggled illegal migrants across the border, so to speak. And right under the cameras.
“All areas at the border crossing point are monitored by cameras,” Agnesa Kopernická, a spokeswoman for the Directorate of the Border and Alien Police in Soberanci, approached. Police officers must meet every single passenger here, as well as whether the conditions for entry into the European Union.
“They shall verify the authenticity and validity of the travel document, the validity of the visa or residence permit. Justification of the purpose of the stay and sufficient financial means for the stay and return.” continued Agnesa Kopernická. According to information from the Ministry of the Interior, the accused police officers Erika and Tatiana have been members of the organized group at least since 2019. According to the evidence, they helped foreigners to get to Slovakia and further to the Schengen area.
Source: noviny.sk/TVJOJ