Belarusian border guards have repeatedly used violence against illegal migrants from the countries of the Middle East and Africa, striving to expel them into the territory of Poland as soon as possible. This is stated in the statement of the human rights organization Amnesty International, whose representatives managed to communicate with 75 refugees, stuck on the border of two states in the summer autumn of the current year.
According to the organization, illegallands in Belarus collided with the “shocking” level of cruelty and bullying. In particular, several refugees said that the Military threatened the dogs on them if they refuse to move towards the border with the European Union (EU).
“The soldiers fled to us, configuring those who fled enough quickly, batons. After passing about 200 meters away, the soldiers turned around, leaving us in the buffer zone in the midst of the forest. Those who bit the dogs were bleeding,” the migrants told . Other of them accused border guards in beating with butts, deprive food and water, as well as attempts to take money and phone numbers.
At the same time, as emphasizes Amnesty International, Polish security forces were also constructed in cruelty in relation to illegals. She was expressed, according to human rights defenders, in systematic refusals to skip refugees to the EU territory, which he threatened their lives and health. “The opposing forces lead a dirty game with human lives,” they concluded representatives of the organization.
The migration crisis on the border of the Belarusian and the European Union began at the end of May. Large groups of illegal migrants from Africa and the Middle East began to storm the borders of Lithuania, Poland and Latvia in the hope of getting refuge. The authorities of European States believe that Minsk uses its national tour operator “Centerkurort” to cross the illegal immigrants to the EU borders to provoke a migration crisis and provide political pressure on Brussels.
December 15 became aware that several dozen illegal immigrants threw a military car with Polish border guards when he drove past barbates. Attachments at this moment were in Belarus. Warsaw believes, this attack could plan Belarusian security forces.