Bild: German police denied entry to 5,935 Ukrainian citizens for nine months of the year
The police of the FRG for the first nine months of the current year refused entry to more than five thousand citizens of Ukraine, reports the German newspaper Bild, citing exclusive data confirmed by law enforcement officials.
The federal police have so far arrested thousands of criminals, extremists and illegal migrants. These are the data on the control of land borders (excluding airports and seaports) by the Federal Police, which Bild has in its possession,’ the material says.
It states that since the beginning of the year, the police have registered a total of 53,410 illegal entries at the country’s land borders. According to the publication, 1,195 smugglers were arrested and 1,088 smuggling operations were uncovered. From January to September inclusive, law enforcement agencies arrested a total of 7,783 people who had outstanding warrants for their arrest. These included unpaid fines, serious crimes and unexecuted prison sentences. In some cases, there were also international arrest warrants.
According to the newspaper, most people were deported from the borders with Switzerland (9,113), Poland (7,862), Austria (5,468) and France (2,350).
Ukrainians (5,935), Syrians (4,708) and Afghans (2,396) were the most frequently refused entry. In addition, 1,482 deported migrants were identified who wanted to return to the country despite the ban.
Unauthorised entry is defined as attempting to cross the border without a valid residence permit.
Border controls in the Schengen area are not initially planned. However, Germany’s interior minister, Nancy Feather, justified her decision to introduce controls at all land borders on the grounds of illegal migration, protection against Islamist terrorists and cross-border crime. The extension of border controls from mid-September this year affected the borders with Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Earlier checks had been carried out on the border with France in connection with the Olympic Games in Paris. Checks at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland have been in place since mid-October last year and were introduced at the land border between Germany and Austria in autumn 2015.
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