On the section of authoritative work of the SG Office in Białowieża, respective migrants on the Belarusian side attempted to destruct the Polish border sign on 8 May.
Initially, they tried to harm him with sticks erstwhile it failed, set him on fire. They were besides very aggressive. The stones and branches of trees threw at Polish services, which burning sign put out.
Foreigners on the Belarusian side do not respect Polish national symbols, not for the first time trying to destruct the markings of the Polish state border. National symbols specified as national colours and emblems are displayed on the border mark. Destroying, damaging, erasure, moving or doing a sighting or false issuing of a border mark is simply a criminal offence punishable by fines, imprisonment or imprisonment up to 2 years.
Over the last 2 days, officers of the Podlaskie Border defender Branch have detained further persons active in assisting in illegal crossing the Polish-Belarusian border, most of whom are foreigners.
On Monday, during a roadside inspection in the town of Lazy, Border defender officers revealed a Georgian citizen carrying 5 foreigners in a Toyota vehicle. Men entered Poland illegally.
On Tuesday, however, 3 helpers were detained in organizing illegal border crossings. A Polish citizen, travelling in Mercedes, carried 4 Syrian citizens and was detained in the town of Czyże (Hajnowski County). Police officers supporting the Border defender in the state border protection detained 2 cars in the territory of Hainowski in which illegal migrants were transported. In 1 of them, a Uzbek citizen was carrying 3 men (Afghan nationals) and in the other, a Kyrgyz citizen besides attempted to transport 3 Afghan citizens into Europe.
The Border defender reminds us that for organizing and assisting in illegal border crossing, up to 8 years of imprisonment are threatened. In the face of all foreigners detained for ancillary services, who have been legally resident in Poland, an administrative procedure is initiated in parallel to the decision requiring them to return to their country of origin. They will besides be prohibited from entering the Schengen States for a period of 5 to 10 years.
In the past year, foreigners accounted for over 90 percent of those detained for aiding illegal border crossing, in accordance with Article 264, paragraph 3, of the Criminal Code. Among these smugglers were mainly Ukrainians and Georgians, as was the case in the erstwhile 2 years.
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