14-01-2013

Border guards of BS “Syanky” of Mukachevo Detachment detained a group of illegal migrants making their way to Poland. Information about the appearance of vehicle in the suburb of the village Syanky that set down 5 unfamiliar persons of Asian appearance was received by border guards from a local inhabitant. Organizing the search, border guards detained the vehicle. Driver and passenger, being the resident of Lviv oblast, did not have any identifying documents and driving license. Besides, soon the reaction group apprehended 5 travellers in the distance of 1 km from the state border. They had passports for travelling abroad of the citizens of Libya and GPS-navigator. As it was established, Libyans intended to get to Germany to find a job. Now, all detainees are called to administrative responsibility, their further destiny will be decided by the court.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_974.htm

11-01-2013

Not long ago border guards of BS “Chop” in the course of border control conducted at the train “Moscow-Bratislava”, a special attention was paid to a citizen who presented passport document of the citizen of Switzerland to the border guards. During the identification of the personality, conducting of interview and check of passport document it was established that the passport was real, there were no forgeries, however its belonging to this person was under a question.

After further investigations it was clarified that Swiss woman was the citizen of Democratic Republic of Congo in reality and she aimed to cross the border to Europe using someone’s passport document, which was left for her by one of the relatives residing in Switzerland.

The presence of relatives in Europe was easier way for her to confirm the reason of her trip. But border guards exposed her and according to her age and appearance (anthropometric data) comparing photo in the passport with the face of the bearer were sufficiently different.

Subsequently, according to the results of conducted measures by representatives of State Border Service, the face of the violator was established and according to the court decision she was called to administrative responsibility in the form administrative arrest for the term of 10 days with further return to her country of origin.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128896

09-01-2013

Settlers for illegal migrants will be built in Uzhgorod, Solotvyno and Velykyi Bereznyi – such news has spread over the informational space of the region the other day. The reason for this became information from official site of Representation of European Union in Ukraine. As it is said in the press-release published in English, EU has already allotted € 30 million for building seven centers of temporary placing and two holding centers for illegal migrants. Apart from Transcarpathia, centers are planned to be placed on the territory of Lviv, Sumy and Luhansk.

 
However, it became rather problematic to receive concrete information about who namely got European millions and how they were used. Thus, Mykola Tovt, chief of Department of Migration Service in the oblast, said that he heard about building of such centers in the same way as it was published in Mass Media. He does not have any concrete information. We called to Kyiv to State Migration Service. The chief of Department of Activity Organization at Temporary Accommodation and Detention Centers, Ivan Rybalko reported: State Migration Service does not build any centers for illegal migrants and is not going to construct any on the territory of Transcarpathia. Mr. Rybalko supposed that Border Service is engaged in this issue. Making a call to Transcarpathian border guards, we established that building works in Velykyi Bereznyi, Solotvyno and Mukachevo are still carried out. Nevertheless, these are not the centers for keeping illegal migrants. “A special premise is constructed in Solotvyno in order to hold persons who cross the border illegally”, – it was explained by press-secretary of Mukachevo Border Detachment, Lesya Fedorova. The thing is that after detention of the violators, border guards have only three hours to establish the personality of the detainee. This premise will just serve for the purpose to work with the violators. It is not correct to say that illegal migrants will live there. Money for the very building are received directly from State Border Service. By the way, reconstruction of the building for detained trespassers is carried out in Mukachevo as well. There, a premise is for 18 persons. The same building for the violators of the border zone soon will be built in Velykyi Bereznyi. The first chief deputy of Regional State Administration, Mykhailo Kindrat stresses upon the fact: it is a premise only for temporary stay of persons apprehended by the border guards. It means that trespassers stay there until border guards will identify them. It is not said that illegal migrants will live there, there will no be a settler for illegal migrants in Bereznyi region. Transcarpathians should just hope that just above mentioned premises are considered in the press-release of Representation of European Union in Ukraine. Because, if it is said about construction of classic centers for holding illegal migrants, so Lviv residents as well as municipal authorities would hardly like this. Transcarpathia is known by firm actions when the question is about centers for illegal migrants. And numerous municipal and regional authorities as well as deputies and administration have declared long ago that they are against the transformation of our region into the settler for illegal migrants. “The position of deputy corpus of Regional Council is unequivocal: there will be no camp for illegal migrants in Transcarpathia, – the chief of Regional Council, Ivan Baloha assures. – In 2008 our team insisted on the closing of Pavshyno Camp for illegal migrants in Mukachevo region.” Transcarpathians have already seen what danger they bring: different diseases, growth of criminality. The establishment in Pavshyno negatively influenced upon the tourist and recreation image of the area and could become a source of outbreak of specific diseases in any time, against which local population did not have immunity. In 2009 in Transcarpathia a new camp between Mukachevo villages Dercen and Fornosh was planed to be built. This year, they wanted to construct a center on the grounds of Chop Border Detachment. However, the public did not permit this to do. The question of primary importance for our area is development of tourist and recreation sphere and there is no place for any settlers for illegal migrants”.

Source: http://transkarpatia.net/nadzvychaina-sytuatsia/14486-zakarpattyu-pdselyat-nelegalnih-mgrantv.html

08-01-2013

The border guards of Chop Border Detachment apprehended two citizens of Russia, who intended to cross illegally the state border of Transcarpathia to Slovakia. In order to realize the dream, 21-year-old men decided to get over the snowy mountains with the help of the compass. Young men hoped that their trip in the Carpathians would not finish so quickly and without any results. The tourists having also guitar and saxophone were detained by border detail of BS “Novoselytsya” at the approaches to the state border. Detained residents of Moscow oblast explained that a wish to get to Spain, where they planned to find a job and settle, made them make an infringement. Now, trespassers will have to forget about their dream and bear responsibility in accordance with Ukrainian law in force.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128676

04-01-2013

Border guards of BS “Faraonivka” of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment detained a citizen of Moldova some hundred meters before the state border. The trespasser was stopped not far from the populated area Dalnichen situated nearby the border on Moldova. The man was travelling in unusual way getting over the snow knolls just in socks. At the moment of detention the traveller needed urgent medical aid as his lower extremities were frozen and bled.

Regarding the health state of the detainee, border guards of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment delivered him to the hospital in the village of Starokozache. Medical staff evaluated the health state of the trespasser as dangerous.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_945.htm

29-12-2012

The officers of Chop Border Detachment apprehended four illegal migrants from Georgia, who intended to get to Ukrainian territory without documents. According to data of department, border guards detected the violators after the alarm went off and service dog found two more illegal migrants. It should be marked that citizen of Georgia set off to the countries of Western Europe, namely to Austria, because of complicated financial situation. However, when reaching the border they separated and then got lost. At the present moment, the border guards establish the circumstances and process the protocols.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128316

28-12-2012

Sentence of Appeal Court of Sumy oblast came into force as to 11 participants of the criminal grouping, which organized illegal cross of Ukrainian-Slovakian border by 39 citizens of Pakistan during September –October 2008.

It was established that in the end of September 2008, 39-year-old unemployed resident of Glukhov, Summy oblast, agreed to smuggle Pakistanis through the state border. On this purpose, he involved 28-year-old native of Sumy. According to criminal plan, accomplices met illegal migrants in the neighborhood of the village Revyakino, Sumy oblast, not far from Russian-Ukrainian border, from where they secretly delivered them by a lorry to Kyiv region. Then, 38-year-old unemployed resident of Perechyn region, Transcarpathian oblast and 47-year-old business owner, resident of the town Belaya Cerkov, in secret transported the group of illegal migrants to Slavskyi region, Lviv oblast. There criminals handed over foreigners to their Transcarpathian accomplices, who smuggled illegal migrants to Transcarpathia and temporarily hided Pakistanis at one of the houses of the town Bolshoi Bereznyi situated nearby Ukrainian-Slovakian state border. For conspiracy, illegal migrants were smuggled over the border by small groups.

In October 2008, SSU officers apprehended 59-year-old participant of the criminal grouping at the place of temporary concealment of illegal migrants. Soon, her accomplices were arrested.

SSU inspectors commenced a criminal case concerning the detainees in accordance with Part 2 Article 332 (illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine) and Part 1 Article 255 (foundation of criminal organization) of Criminal Code of Ukraine.

In the frames of initiated criminal case, police operatives searched and detained 4 more participants of the crime concealing from the inquest for a long time.

Appeal Court of Sumy oblast sentenced a punishment to 11 figurants of this criminal case in the form of imprisonment for the period of 3 to 4 years with appointment of probation period from 1,6 to 3 years.

According to the materials of SSU in Transcarpathian oblast, 8 criminal cases have been initiated since the beginning of the year as to organizers of illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine (Part 2 and 3 of Article 332 of Criminal Code of Ukraine), there were 5 disclosed international channels of illegal transportation of migrants of Southern-Eastern Asia and Northern Africa to EU countries through the territory of Ukraine.  Nine sentences were made as to criminal cases as regards 27 accused persons for organization of illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128257

24-12-2012

Last Saturday in the airport “Boryspil” border guards of Separate check point “Kyiv” a passengers was detained arriving by the flight from Cyprus. The woman presented passport of the citizen of Estonia for the control , however the border guards established that the document was partially forged. As the detainee explained she was Ukrainian, she bought passport while staying abroad with aim to be employed. At the present moment, the personality of the detainee is established.

Besides, border guards detected two citizens of Syria this weekend during the repeated check of the documents, who made their way from Athens to Stockholm with forged passports of Sweden and citizen of Poland who presented for the control the forged Ukrainian permanent residence certificate. The woman was handed over to representatives of MOI, and Syrians were sent by a return flight to the country of departure.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_902.htm

24-12-2012

Not long ago border guards of BS “Guta” of Chop Detachment apprehended two illegal migrants from Africa. The trespassers intended to get to EU countries illegally beyond the check point.  Two unfamiliar persons moving in the direction to Ukrainian-Slovakian border were noticed by local residents, who informed the border guards about them at once. Already in some minutes border guards detained two men not far from the border. On demand to present documents identifying them, “travellers” reported that they had no any documents and they were the citizens of Cameroon. Trespassers were called to administrative responsibility in the form of the fine payment.

Two Italians, German and Korean were also called to administrative responsibility for the violation of the rules on stay on the territory of Ukraine. They had also to pay a fine for exceeding the term of their stay in Ukraine.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_903.htm

24-12-2012

Border guards of BS Guta of Chop Detachment detained two illegal migrants from African continent intending to get illegally to EU beyond the check point.  The duet of unfamiliar Africans moving towards Ukrainian-Slovakian border was noticed by local residents. They informed the border guards at once. Already in some minutes, border guards apprehended two men in the approaches to the state border. On demand to show identification documents for control, travellers reported about their absence and they just explained that they were the citizens of Cameroon. Then detainees said that they made their way to one of the countries of European Union aiming at improvement of life conditions. According to the decision of Ukrainian Justice, the trespassers will be called to administrative responsibility with payment of the fine in the sum of 7500 UAH.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/127995