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TV Raskevičius had not yet become familiar with the 39-page report, so it stressed that it could not evaluate its content.
However, speaking to Delphi, he criticized the Seimas Ombudsman’s Office and said the report was released with a long delay.
“The controllers released the report today, more than two months after they shared that information on social media,” Delfi told TV Raskevičius. “It is very disappointing that the public authorities, who should carry out very prompt and impartial human rights monitoring, do not publish these results and recommendations until two months after their publication date.”
He said that it was necessary to avoid any violation of human rights in the fight against the migration crisis, but many of the problems now announced were already solved.
“Of course, even in the afternoon, when most of the migrants have already been removed from temporary accommodation, their conditions are being intentionally improved and work is being done on them.
“It is very disappointing and I hope it is possible to learn from the situation that the institutions will not bureaucratically respond to the crisis situation, without seeking to divide and further aggravate the situation, but will be able to react quickly when necessary.” “said the politician.
According to the interlocutor, the contribution of the Seimas ombudsman was lost when discussing important issues related to the migration crisis in the committee.
“I can share my experience. We have been discussing these issues in committee for a good month and had our first hearings on this issue on September 8th. “Before that day, I personally asked Mr. Augustinas Normantas (ed. – Ombudsman of the Seimas) to provide that information to the committee. Mr. Normantas provided a brief three-page summary of the difficult living conditions in those places of temporary accommodation “. Said TV Raskevičius.
According to the interlocutor, the pace of work at the Seimas Ombudsman’s Office, which employs 40 people and plays a very important role in guaranteeing human rights and preventing torture, is inadequate.
“When we are in a crisis, when the ceiling is burning and you have to put it out here and now, instead of waiting for everyone else to solve the problem somehow and then come and say in the right tone, you know, everything it was very bad, “said TV Raskevičius.
The latest report from the Seimas Ombudsman’s Office, released on Thursday, paints the lives of illegal immigrants in Lithuania in bleak colors.
The controllers, who visited a dozen foreign accommodation establishments from the beginning of August to mid-September, mention in the report the terrible living conditions: there is no state of the accommodation establishments, poor diet, persistent fear.
And in some places, older people, families with children, or pregnant women lived in garages for weeks.
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