15-11-2013
During the last tens years illegal migration has become an integral feature of development of EU, in spite of laws denying illegal stay and employment of the foreigners. And even the problem of illegal migration is typical for the whole Ukraine, it remains the most actual for Transcarpathia.
Thousands illegal migrants are detained at the western borders of Ukraine every year. Usually migrants arrive from Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and other countries with dangerous political situation as well as from Georgia, Moldova.
With the beginning of winter season the task of illegal migrants in reaching cherished European Union through the Carpathians becomes harder and harder: the daylights hours become shorter, the temperature is low, precipitation and strong winds do not give opportunity to hide in the locality and can lead to congelation and even death. Border guards saved lives of many illegal migrants, however there were cases, unfortunately, when nothing could be done. The last case was the death of one illegal migrant from Sri Lanka. Some years before, during the smuggling to Slovakia, the “guides” left the woman from Chechnya and her three children. The only mother survived. Some months later the citizen of Palestine died in the mountains. Addressing to our country fellows, residents of border populated areas, thank you for attraction and assistance in counteraction to illegal migration. Those, who has decided to enrich themselves due trustfulness of the migrants seeking better destiny, remind that “Leaving in danger” and “Illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine” are crimes punished for the term of 8 to 9 years of imprisonment correspondingly!
Reference: Article 135 Leaving in danger
1 . Notorious leaving of persons without assistance, who are in dangerous state for life and depravation of ability to take measures as to self-preservation according to minority, old age, disease and in consequence of any helpless state, if someone leaves somebody without assistance, he/she is obliged to take care about this person and had an opportunity to render help as well as in the case when he himself left victim in a dangerous state for his/her life , – is punished by liberty limitation for the term of 2-5 years and deprivation of liberty for the same period .
2 . The same actions committed by mother as to her newborn child, if mother was in the state conditioned by childbirth are punished by limitation of liberty for the term of 3-5 years or deprivation of liberty for the same period.
3 . Actions stipulated by Parts 1 and 2 of the present Article if they caused death of person or any other severe consequences are punished for the term of 3-8 years of deprivation of liberty.
Article 332. Illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine
1 . Illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine, guidance by such actions or assistance to its commitment by advices, instructions, granting means or clearance – are punished by deprivation of liberty for the term of 3-5 years with confiscation of transport means or any other means of crime commitment.
2 . The same actions committed in a way dangerous for life and health of a person that is illegally transported through the state border of or committed concerning some persons or repeatedly or on preliminary agreement by a group of persons, or by a service man using service state are punished by deprivation of liberty for the term of 3-7 years with confiscation of transport means or any other means of crime commitment, deprivation of right to post certain titles or be engaged in certain activity for the term up to 3 years, or without a such.
3 . Actions stipulated by Parts 1 and 2 of the present Article committed by organized grouping or committed due to profit-motivated inducement are punished by deprivation of liberty for the term of 5-7 years with deprivation of right to post certain titles or be engaged in certain activity for the term up to 3 years, with confiscation of transport means or any other means of crime commitment and with confiscation of property.
Press – service of Chop Border Detachment