Poland has deported 15 Ukrainian citizens who “posed a threat to public safety and order in Poland” and handed them over to the Ukrainian side, Polish broadcaster RMF24 reported.
“15 Ukrainian citizens were deported from Poland. They were forcibly brought to the border by border guards and handed over to the Ukrainian side,” the broadcaster said in a statement on its website on Saturday.
Polish border guards claim that the 15 Ukrainians who were expelled from the country had been repeatedly convicted of theft, robbery, and drunk driving. According to them, they “posed a threat to public safety and order in Poland.” In one case, a Ukrainian was on the list of persons whose stay in Poland is considered undesirable.
The people covered by this procedure had been repeatedly convicted of crimes and offenses. These included theft, robbery, possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances, document forgery, drunk driving, and organizing illegal crossings of the Polish border. In addition to being expelled from the country, they were also banned from entering Poland for 5-10 years.
“Poland is a friendly country, open to foreigners. However, there has been and will be no tolerance for violations of the law by them, regardless of their country of origin. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration will respond decisively to violations of our legal order,” said ministry spokeswoman Karolina Halecka, as quoted by the publication.
It is noted that since the beginning of the year, 1,100 foreigners have been forced to leave Poland.
As reported, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced in early August that after riots at a concert by Belarusian rapper Max Korzh at the National Stadium in Warsaw, 57 Ukrainians would have to leave the country.
