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According to him, the soldiers could independently patrol the state border with Belarus and detain illegal immigrants.
This is what the official told the government in preparation for submitting proposals to the Seimas that will increase the powers of the army during an emergency.
“We hope that our military can carry out more police functions at the state border. Under the current legal framework, they can help monitor the border by patrolling with border guards and cannot take further action,” the SNB commander said on Monday.
“I mean self-patrolling, maybe apprehending illegal immigrants when they arrive. We are talking about a set of measures, “he added.
The government should choose to consider a draft of amendments to the law on Wednesday, which will be discussed in an extraordinary session of the Seimas. She’s scheduled to scream next week.
R. Liubajev said that SBGS is looking for ways to delegate more border guards to protect the state border, to assign more surveillance tools.
He did not mention specific capabilities, but said that already the number of officers on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border “has doubled or tripled compared to the normal situation.”
On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda will talk with the Minister of National Defense and the Commander of the Armed Forces what could be the greatest contribution of the Armed Forces in handling the migration crisis.
This year, a record number of almost 4,000 illegal immigrants entered Lithuania through the border with Belarus.
Lithuanian officials call the increased migration flows a hybrid aggression by the Belarusian regime.
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