18-05-2012

In the airport “Kyiv” (Zhulyany) the border guards of Separate check point “Kyiv” arrested one passenger who made his way to Treviso (Italy). The man presented the passport of the citizen of Israel for control, however the border guard clarified that the page with constituent data of the owner in the document was changed. The passenger explained that he was Georgian and he bought this passport with the help of the Internet in order to get to the countries of Europe. The future destiny of the violator will be decided by the court.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=151718&cat_id=48886

18-05-2012

Another group of illegal migrants from Africa was detained in the area of Chop Border Detachment for the attempt to cross the state border illegally.

Taking into account the content of proactive information about stay of persons of African appearance in the border area, border guards made decision to detain “unfamiliar persons” in the approach to the state border. Thus, already half an hour before border guards of BS “Uzhgorod” in cooperation with representatives of Uzhgorod District Department of MOI apprehended a group of illegal migrants in the composition of 5 persons (3 men and 2 women)). All detainees were citizens of Somalia.  In a result of conducted administrative-procedural action and operative-checking measures, it was established that Somalis made their way to Slovakia, but they chose illegal way of crossing the border – without documents and beyond the check point. Decision on responsibility before the law and their future destiny will be made by the court.

Press-service of Chop Border Detachment

Source: http://uzhgorod.net.ua/news/48731

16-05-2012

Cabinet of Ministers has registered in Supreme Council a bill on fight against discrimination on race, national and sex signs.

Elaboration of legislation on fight against discrimination is one of the tasks stipulated by Plan of Action on Liberalization of visa regimen for Ukraine by European Union.

The governmental bill relates such forms of discrimination as “decision, actions or inaction” directed upon the “limited rights of personality due to belonging to a definite race, colour of skin, religious or political beliefs, sex, age and other signs as well as persecution and incitement to such activities”. In accordance with the document, a human can address to the court or any authorized representative of Supreme Council on human right when feeling any display of discrimination directed against him/her.

However, newspaper “Ъ” says that representatives of public organization regard the law in draft to be half-baked and they are indignant that it is passed over to Parliament before its discussion has been completed. The President of International Woman Human Rights Centre La Strada-Ukraine, Ekaterina Levchenko points out that the main deficiency of the bill is in definition of the notion “discrimination”, which is too narrow. According to her words, in documents of UNO discrimination is considered not only as action or inaction, but as any indifference leading to encroachment on rights and freedoms.

“Offered variant will result in “discrimination” to be interpreted not in all cases. For example, the phrase of Premier Minister Nikolay Azarov “…there is no place for women in Administration…” was interpreted as valuation proposition. At the same time, Minister of Interior of France was fined for 2000 € for discriminatory expression as to persons of Arab ethnos” – she marked.

Experts confess that enactment of the bill on fight against discrimination is necessary because of its spread in our country. According to information of authorized person of Supreme Council on human rights, Valeriy Lutkovskyi, for example, women are not practically presented at the governing posts in the bodies of executive power – just six women are appointed as deputy ministers, 17 – deputies of the heads of Regional State Administrations. As it is reported by the general secretary of National Confederation of Labour Unions Petr Petrichenko, the women-workers of middle management earn 35% less than men. “Woman is more difficult to find job, thus she often works in addition to eight-hour norm”, – he stated and added that any citizen older 45 is harder to be employed in Ukraine.

Source: http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/events/1349986-v-ukraine-razrabotan-zakonoproekt-o-borbe-s-rasizmom-i-seksizmom

16-05-2012

SSU in Transcarpathia stopped another international channel of illegal transportation of persons through the state border.

On May 5, 2012 the SSU officers detained two cars with 4 Somalis without any documents and 5 local residents nearby the villages of Perechyn and Zarichevo. The criminals transported illegal migrants in the boot. It was established that organizer and his 4 accomplices intended to smuggle foreigners beyond the check point through Ukrainian-Slovakian state border. There was a former worker of law enforcement agents among the detainees, who took two Somalis in his personal car for money reward.

SSU investigators in Transcarpathian region instituted a criminal case in accordance with Part 2 of Article 332 of Criminal Code of Ukraine concerning 5 local residents for the organization of illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine commenced according to preliminary collusion by the group of persons.

At the present moment, detainees are under arrest. Investigation goes on.  

Press-centre of Security Service of Ukraine

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/117066

15-05-2012

A sentence of Appeal Court of Transcarpathian region came into legal force as to criminal case instituted and investigated by Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) concerning the accused person in crime commitment foreseen by Part 3 Article 332 (illegal transportation of persons through the state border) of Criminal Code of Ukraine.

In June 2011, 26-yar-old resident of Perechyn district agreed to participate in illegal transportation of 8 citizens of Afghanistan through Ukrainian-Slovakian border for money reward.

It was established that the criminal met four illegal migrants in the highway between the villages Symer and Tur’ya Remeta, Perechyn district. He took Afghans by his own car to the village Dubrynychi and passed them over to his accomplices for direct transportation of migrants through the state border of Ukraine.  The same night another group of 4 Afghans were delivered to arranged place nearby Perechyn.

SSU officers caught the delinquent red-handed when he had to pass the group of illegal migrants to his accomplices.

The delinquent was pleaded to be guilty by the court sentence and punishment in the form of 4 years of imprisonment was awarded.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/117039

14-05-2012

Three citizens of Somalia were detained by the border guards of BS “Yablunivka” of Mukachevo Detachment. Hiding in the bushes, African immigrants were found by detail during the check of the state border. According to explanations of the detainees (age 16-21), they were given a lift by a man in the taxi. Setting down nearby the road, the driver ordered them to wait, but he did not come back. The final point of their trip had to be one of EU countries. At the present moment, activities on the search of the persons involved in smuggling illegal migrants are carried out.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=151523&cat_id=48886

07-05-2012

Two citizens of Ukraine smuggling immigrants from Asia were detained recently by the border guards of BS “Krasnodon”. The man taking two citizens of Asian appearance by taxi were stopped nearby the border. During the check of the documents it was established that detainees got to Ukraine illegally and they were the citizens of Pakistan of the age 30 and 20 years old. A criminal case was commenced against two citizens of Ukraine according the signs of crime foreseen by Part 3 Article 332 (Illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine).

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150918&cat_id=48886

07-05-2012

These were young foreigners of the age 15-17 years old.

Press-secretary of Border Police in Sobrantce, Agnessa Kopernytska, reports that one of them has even to be rendered urgent medical aid as he had strong pains in the stomach. However, it was not necessary to hospitalize him.

Later on, one more group of Somalis was caught composed of 6 persons in the area of Humenne. According to the words of detainees, they crossed Ukrainian-Slovakian border freely in the area of Snyna. The group of detainees did not have any documents. They were unaccompanied minors.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com.ua/uzhgorod/somalijcy-nashli-dyrku-na-granice-mezhdu-zakarpatem-i-slovakiej__37497

03-05-2012

Last weekend border guards of Border Services “Tysa”, “Uzhgorod” and Velykyi Bereznyi” detained four illegal migrants.

Two citizens of Turkey decided to check the watchfulness of border guards of BS “Tysa” and “Uzhgorod”, who got to the territory of Ukraine as tourists and had to enjoy Odessa during the tour. But, their target was western border of Ukraine, through which they wanted to get to EU expanses. «Tourists” decided to reach one goal by different ways – one migrant chose  Chop to get Hungary, the other made his way through Uzhgorod to Slovakia. However, it was not their fate: they were detained in the suburb of mentioned above populated areas. In the course of operative-checking activities according to the results of operative cooperation of border guards from two subdivisions with difference of about 2 hours. It would be established what country was their final point of destination and what persons were involved in this operation.

In the area of BS “Velykyi Bereznyi”, border guards detained two citizens of Georgia 300 m before the state border, who intended to cross the border of Ukraine illegally to Slovakia. Georgians probably were happy when seeing the fence of spiny wire, but their joy disappeared in the moment of border guards’ appearance waiting already for “uninvited guests”.

The court will make decision on responsibility before the law and further destiny of all detained persons.

Source: http://www.mukachevo.net/ua/News/view/55504-На-Закарпатті-протягом-вихідних-затримали-нелегалів-з-Туреччини-та-Грузії

03-05-2012

Five of them were men of the age 30 to 39 years old and one woman of 47 years old. 

The seekers of better life were in the forest area in the suburb of the village Rafailovo of Berehovo district, 5 km before the state border. Illegal migrants aimed at getting to the countries of European Union. At the preset moment, detainees are at detention centre in Chop, their future destiny will be decided by the court. The activities on establishing the circumstances of the infringement ad circle of involved persons go on.

Source: http://www.mukachevo.net/ua/News/view/55527-Шістьох-громадян-Афганістану-затримали-закарпатські-прикордонники