13-04-2012

In the area of BS “V.Bereznyi” situation on detention of Somali illegal migrants was played like a game of chess by border guards of Transcarpathia and Slovakia…

«The first move” was made by illegal migrants, who meant that border guards would not have any power or inspiration to service attentively at 5 o’clock in the morning. However, border detail making their service at mentioned area detected some persons moving towards the state border with the help of thermal imager. After that, they made their “move”: the senior of border detail informed subdivision about this fact and continued observation, simultaneously Slovakian border guards were reported on this point. Usually the main group is divided for 2-3 small one before the border in order to increase their chances to get to EU.

Exactly happened the same, border guards of “V.Bereznyi” and their Slovakian colleagues detained two groups of trespassers. At the moment of detention, migrants did not have any documents, they just told that they were the citizens of Somalia and made their way to Western Europe.

Decision on responsibility before the Law and future destiny of detainees in Ukraine will be made by the court. At the present moment administrative-procedural actions and operative-checking measures are carried out with the aim to establish possible participation of citizens of Ukraine to transportation of illegal migrants.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/115855

12-04-2012

SSU officers detained a citizen of Afghanistan, who is suspected in organization of international channel of illegal transportation of citizens through Ukrainian border. In the course of durable time, this person was hiding from law enforcement agents. In the beginning of the year, his two accomplices were arrested. They were citizens of Transcarpathia, who intended to pass over six Afghans though Ukrainian-Hungarian border. A criminal case was instituted against the organizer of the channel in accordance with Part 2 Article 332 (illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine realized on preliminary agreement by the group of persons) of Criminal Code of Ukraine.

At present moment, detainee is under arrest. His future destiny will be decided by the court.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/115763

10-04-2012

The violators of Ukrainian legislation were detected in the area of BS “Uzhgorod” – two citizens of Comoro Islands. Man and woman from Islamic country, situated in Indian Sea nearby Eastern Africa, arrived to Ukraine with tourist aim. However, they “forgot” that the term of their visa document permitting to stay in Ukraine is rather of short duration and had already finished. Thus, they were called to administrative responsibility for the break of the rules on stay in Ukraine. After implementation of necessary administrative-procedural actions, tourists will have to leave the territory of Ukraine in a determined order.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150110&cat_id=48886

10-04-2012

Russian and Ukrainian transporting 4 citizens of Georgia by two cars were detained recently in Luhansk region by border guards of BS “Krasna Talivka”. The cars stopped nearby the border, where border guards detected four men of Caucasian appearance. During the check of the documents it was established that detainees were citizens of Georgia of the age 20-62 years old. Now law enforcement agents clarify the conditions of apprehension.

Two more citizens of Georgia and one Russian were apprehended by detail of BS “Seredyna-Buda” of Sumy Detachment, who illegally got to Ukraine. Law enforcement agents stopped the car nearby the border inside of which there were “travelers”. After establishment of the circumstances of violation, a criminal case was instituted for illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine against one of the detained persons by the head Sumy Border Detachment.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150117&cat_id=48886

10-04-2012

Illegal migrants who tried to get to European Union live in Transcarpathia.

They were not admitted there by Ukrainian border guards, they cannot return back home – there they are threatened with prison or death. There 59 resident in Mukachevo centre. Half of them are children and 8 of them are without accompaniment of adults. Now, here is 18-year-old Amir Hosein Sharifi, who fled from war in Afghanistan 3 years ago.

“There is still war in my country. It will never be quietly there. I was threatened in Afghanistan for the cooperation with Americans, for my family was rich. And they constantly wanted to take our money” – Amir told.

In the centre for refugees boy studies Ukrainian language and earns money as a translator. He dreams to go to the West, if he does not go there he will stay in Transcarpathia.

Husband and wife from Somalia do not see their future in Ukraine. In Transcarpathia they met each other, married and now have a son. They cannot neither rent a flat nor to find some work, they live on the support of their relatives.

“We do not have life we wanted. We just eat and lie. There is no work…we wanted to rent a flat but were refused because of the colour of our skin” – refugees from Somalia, Chega is telling.

“My wish is have a normal life, to have own house and job. Then I will be happy and calm about the future of my son” –woman-refugee from Somalia says.

Already for 5 years Syrian woman Istaha Mustafa together with her 6 children have been living in the room of 15 m². They were making their illegal trip to cherished Germany. When they were caught at Ukrainian-Slovakian border, the head of the family returned to the country of origin. Children do not have documents, they go to Ukrainian school and forget their native language.

“I cannot return back to Syria. I will be put to prison at once” – it was said by the refugee from Syria.

The most unprotected categories of migrants, families with children and under age children without adults are settled to the centre for refugees. They are fed by the budget costs and for the money of benefactors.

“It is allotted 15 UAH per one person for food. It is not taken into account weather it is a child or adult person. Here they are on complete state maintenance. That is all municipal services are paid by the government” – it is stated by the acting director of TAF in Transcarpathian region, Petro Rosola.

Almost 7 thousand illegal migrants were detained in Transcarpathia in the course of 3 years. According to the law, all of them are criminals, they are kept in close camps, where they are awaiting for refugee status. However, this status is given only to 2% of applicants. Person who is not able to prove that in his native country he is threatened with danger, so he asks for protection. This kind of request became possible due to a new law that widened the conditions for those granted asylum in Ukraine.

“These are mostly persons from the countries where their life is threatened with death, tortures, and non-freedom. This right has been already enjoyed by 45 persons in the region. These are mainly migrants from Somalia, Syria, Afghanistan” – it was reported by the chief of Head Administration of Migration Service of Ukraine in Transcarpathian region, Igor Mykhailyshyn.

A psychologist works with refugees, they are rendered free legal aid. Benefactors promise to place boys to Driving Courses. But for the majority Ukraine is only a transit to cherished Europe.

Source: http://zakarpattya.net.ua/News/95197-U-Mukachivskomu-tsentri-dlia-bizhentsiv—59-meshkantsiv-VIDEO

09-04-2012

At the present moment, there are 59 persons in Mukachevo Temporary Accommodation Facility (TAF) – they are namely citizens from Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Egypt. Most of them are children – 32, eight out of them are unaccompanied minors. All of them made their way to Europe in the search of better destiny; however, they were caught at the border.

«Centre of open type, – it is reported by Petr Rosola, deputy director of TAF, – allows people here to go outside. Children study here, particularly in Mukachevo Secondary School № 16, they have many friends, they master language. There are also babies who were born in the centre».

The very asylum seekers do not complain on the conditions, they say that they have all necessary things except job. They also mention that Transcarpathian inhabitants though good people, but they are not always tolerate as to other nationalities. Majority of foreigners do not wish to return back to their country of origin as there is war there, women are raped, children are killed.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/115736

09-04-2012

Weekend became rather “hot” for border guards of Chop Detachment as they had to realize the detention of 6 persons trying to cross illegally the state border.

The luckiest were illegal migrants from Moldova because border guards of BS “Guta” caught them in the approach to state border and they had to get over the hard passable mountainous-wooden area. There were 5 detainees, one of them did not have any identifying documents.

In the area of BS “Onokovtsy” one more citizen of Moldavia also without documents was arrested.

What country of European Union has to become the point of their destination and their personalities will be established later. At the present moment administrative-procedural actions and operative-investigation measures are undertaken. Decision about responsibility before the law and their future destiny will be defined by the court.

Press service of Chop Border Detachment 

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/115713

09-04-2012

A group of persons without documents was detained in the area of BS “Uzhgorod”. Border guards learned information beforehand about appearance of the group of persons of African appearance in controlled border area. Border detail took all necessary measures on sudden detention of the violators, in the result of which four persons without documents finished their night walk. The fifth illegal migrant was caught later by operative group with the help of the service dog. All detainees were citizens of Congo. At the present moment administrative-procedural actions and operative-checking measures are carried out with the aim to establish the possible participation of the citizens of Ukraine in transportation of illegal migrants.

It will be recalled, that persons assisting illegal migrants in moving through the state border of Ukraine are punished by the Law in the form of imprisonment for the term of 7 years.

Press-service of Chop Border Detachment

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/115696

09-04-2012

During the last two days, a series of detention were conducted by the border guards of BS “Tysa” and “Chop”.

In the area of check point “Tysa” a citizen of Ukraine was apprehended, who tried to cross the border with invalid document. In the check point “Uzhgorod” border guards did not let a woman, citizen of Ukraine, through the border, who also presented invalid document for check and Ukrainian who did not give any documents for control. Decision concerning the responsibility of our country fellows before the law will be made by the court. It should be mentioned that their unsuccessful attempts “to cross the border unnoticed” can enlarge the state treasure for the sum of 5100 – 10200 UAH.

Two citizens of Serbia were detected in the check point “Tysa” as they exceeded determined by the legislation the term of stay in Ukraine. They have already paid the fine in the sum of 1020 UAH. Their example was repeated by the citizen of Croatia who held over the specified term and wanted to depart from Ukraine through the check point “Chop-passenger station”. Thus, he had to pay the fine in the sum of 510 UAH. After fines payment, indicated foreigners continued their trip.

Source: http://zakarpattya.net.ua/News/95121-Na-Zakarpatti-2-serbiv-ta-khorvata-oshtrafuvaly-na-1530-hrn.-

07-04-2012

In the end of March 2012, in Odessa SSU officers detained the citizen of Afghanistan, who is suspected in organization of international channel of illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine. Long time he kept close from investigation.

In the beginning of the current year, law enforcement agents caught his two accomplices nearby the village V.Dobron of Uzhgorod district. They were local residents intending to transport illegally six Afghans through Ukrainian-Hungarian border to EU countries beyond the check point.
SSU inspectors commenced criminal case against detained persons and organizer of illegal transportation was announced in the search.

On March 30, inspectors of SSU in Transcarpathian region commenced a criminal case against the citizen of Afghanistan according to Part 2 Article 332 of Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine committed on preliminary plans). Now, detainee is under arrest.

Investigation goes on.

Press-centre of Security Service of Ukraine.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/115735