18-09-2012
Border guards of checkpoint “Kyiv” detained three men arriving by the flight from Dubai. Travellers presented passport of the citizens of Turkey for the check. However, law enforcement agents established that documents were partially forged, namely the photos of the owners and term of passport’s validity. So, the violators were not allowed to cross the border and they were sent back by a return flight.
18-09-2012
Two citizens of Armenia tried to bribe the border guards of BS “Feodosiya” of Simferopol Detachment. Monetary award in the sum of $100 man proposed for solution of problem as to putting marks about their cross of the state border of Ukraine to his passport for travelling abroad and to one of his wife. As it became known in a result of investigation, in December 2011 these citizens were issued new passports as the term of the old ones had finished. However, there were no any marks on crossing the Ukrainian border in new passports. Protocols on administrative infringement were drawn up for these citizens in accordance with Part 1 of Article 203 of Code of Ukraine about Administrative infringements. Their destiny will be decided by the court.
17-09-2012
Border guards of BS “Uzhgorod” of Chop Border Detachment stopped the attempt of illegal cross of the border by two Moldavians without any documents. Violators were detected at daybreak by border detail.
In the course of conducted measures on the search of the trespassers already in 10 minutes in the distance of about 250 m from the line of state border with Slovakian Republic after the overcoming of the barrage fence two men were apprehended.
As it was informed, detainees were citizens of Moldova and during detention did not have any documents identifying their personalities. The men made their way to European Union.
In a result of detention, violators were delivered to subdivision in order to establish circumstances of infringement and preparation administrative and procedural documents. Decision about responsibility before the law and their further destiny will be made by the court.
17-09-2012
In the course of special activities organized by the officers of State Border Service, a transborder criminal grouping engaged in organization and transportation to European Union illegal migrants from Southern-Eastern Asia in Lviv region was exposed.
Border detail of BS “Krakivets” Mostytskyi Detachment detained a group of “travellers” from Afghanistan 50 m before the borderline. Four unfamiliar persons were noticed with the help of mobile thermal imager. Border guards overtook and detained trespassers. They were four citizens of Afghanistan and a child of 1,5 year old. In the course of further searching action, border guards found organizers of smuggling of illegal migrants, who were citizens of Russia, Germany, Tajikistan and Ukraine. All detainees are Temporary Detention Centre of Mostytskyi Border Detachment. The chief of BD commenced a criminal case according to Part 2 of Article 332 of Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine).
14-09-2012
22-year-old citizen of Russia was detained by the border guards of BD “Shegeni” of Mostytsyi Detachment. Information was received from local resident about appearance unfamiliar person of Caucasian appearance in the suburb of settlement Mostytska Druga moving towards the border. Detainee had domestic passport of the citizen of Russia and passport for travelling abroad belonging to native of Chechen Republic. As detainee explained, he tried to get to one of the countries of European Union aiming at finding some job.
13-09-2012
Public Prosecutor’s Office in Transcarpathian region has already directed a criminal case to the court concerning the citizen of Georgia, who organized illegal transportation of four his country fellows through the state border of Ukraine. This kind of crime is punished by imprisonment for the term from three to seven years with confiscation of means of crime commitment.
It was established that Georgian permanently living in Mukachevo and working as a taxi driver, on July 5, 2012 met a bus with four citizens of Georgia, settled and then took to the forest in Perechyn district not far from the border on Slovakian Republic.
Taxi driver took their passport and $400, showed the route on which they came to the fence of barbed wire at the border line. Making a hole, migrants set off to EU countries. In the morning, they got to one of Slovakian villages, where they were detained by local border guards and delivered to Ukraine.
12-09-2012
At night, “tourists” were caught at Ukrainian-Slovakian border. Poor men had to move just 500 metres to border line. Here they met MOI officers, workers of the company of BS and border detail of Uzhgorod. Three adult men without any document presented themselves as citizens of Bangladesh. Now, detainees are in Chop Border Detachment.
12-09-2012
Border guards of Lvov Detachment detected two citizens of Afghanistan 23-year-old man and woman of 21 at Lvov Railway Station in the train № 108 «Odessa-Uzhgorod». During a talk with detainees border guards established that they arrived from Kabul (Afghanistan) to Ukraine in July, namely to Odessa. Then, they arrived to Lvov. From here they intended to get to EU countries through Transcarpathia aiming at looking for better life conditions. After confession, border guards handed young couple from Afghanistan to Lvov Migration Service.
11-09-2012
Transcarpathian border guards detained three illegal migrants not far from the state border. Three citizens of Syria were apprehended by the border guards of BS “Uzhgorod” of Chop Border Detachment almost at the very line of the border on Slovakia. Syrians did not have any documents.
Only during the last month, border guards detained 18 citizens of Syria, 4 of them tried to cross the border illegally.
05-09-2012
Foreigners often get to Volyn Temporary Holding Facility in the v. Zhuravychi from crossing points in Chop and Mostysk. The establishment is equipped on the base of former military town (opened in September 2008). The territory of the Centre is 21,2 hectares. It is designed for 165 places: 123 places (2 hostels) for men and 42 places for women and children. It was reported to participants of press tour from Uzhgorod press-club by director of THF, Valeriy Demchuk.
Somali representatives (36) are in majority of those staying in the Centre, Afghans – 21, Moldavians – 7. In general, in the course of centre’s existence, representatives of 19 countries stayed in it. At the present moment, there are 98 persons. They often get here from crossing points in Chop and Mostysk.
According to the words of Centre’s director, migrants are led here by the “way to West”. As a rule, they are without documents. During the period of their personality establishment (not more than a year) court places them to THF. After that, other services are engaged in forced expel of migrants from Ukraine.
Director also told that after release, e.g. Somalis, go to Vinnytsya (there are a lot of their country fellows, human rights activists there), citizens of Afghanistan – to Odessa. Often detainees in the centre are visited by their relatives from West European countries.
There were two cases this year, when migrants left the Centre without permission (escaped from medical establishments).
The annual budget of the establishment comprises more than UAH 6 million. 142 persons work here.
There was a case when a baby was born in the Centre. The oldest migrant was 61 years old. Majority of persons are of the age 30 years old. There were a lot talented persons among the residents of the Centre – musicians, etc.
Meals in the Centre correspond to standards foreseen by appropriate regulations. As it was reported by the staff of the Centre, food allowance includes vegetables, meat and other products (at the same time, meat is foreseen less than for soldiers). Persons staying in the Centre are provided with the service of “away shop” – orders are made tentatively and then ordered items are brought from the shop. During Ramadan Muslims had supper at dark time as well as they were fed additionally at 2 a.m..
Volyn public organizations as well as representatives of UNHCR take care of migrants.
The participants of the press tour had opportunity to view the conditions in which foreigners live as well as to communicate with them. Thus, citizen of Bangladesh Dzhahid Hassan Dzhahid confessed in his intention to get to Italy. Now this man agrees to return to Bangladesh – according to his words he awaits for corresponding documents and a ticket.
The head of the Centre showed to journalists the reception office, library, hostels, school class, etc. By the way, since September three children of the foreigners in the Centre study in accordance with school syllabus.
Source: http://zaholovok.com.ua/doroga-na-zakhid-privodit-migrantiv-u-szhuravichi-na-volini