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Today we have informed Belarus that the event is fixed, which is a matter of great concern, because we consider it one more provocation, a rise in temperature and already in a tense situation. “We urge them to refrain from events that could even be treated as provocation, not to mention actual provocations,” the Minister said.
According to G.Landsbergis, NATO partners and the European Union (EU) have also been informed about this incident.
At the same time, the Minister stressed that Minsk’s reactions to Lithuania’s warnings had been “moderate” recently. “It just came to our attention then. But we still keep the official government information,” he said.
Suggest starting an investigation
According to the Foreign Minister, Lithuanian law enforcement agencies should take a closer look at these actions of the Belarusian border guards and possibly investigate them.
“I think our law enforcement officials should look at those border crossings very responsibly. These are identifiable people, they are not people who moved randomly from Iraq to the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. These are Belarusian officials, many of whom , I suspect, they are recognized by our own border guards because they have worked with them for a long time in a short border distance.
The information can be passed on to the prosecutor’s office and an investigation can be started on the illegal crossing of the border, “presented G. Landbergis the proposal.
He added that “we cannot ask the Prosecutor for anything, but perhaps they can point it out.”
“As a citizen, I see a violation, I could probably even try to imagine an article in the Penal Code for this violation. I imagine that an investigation could be initiated, and after its completion, apparently, there could be sanctions or some type of decision, ”the Minister explained.
An incident has occurred
The Interior Ministry (MIA) claims that Belarus carried out a provocation on Tuesday, when 12 Belarusian officials crossed the border illegally and entered Lithuanian territory. In response, the Interior Ministry affirms in a statement to the media that it is strengthening forces on the border.
“We cannot tolerate such a bold provocation, when 12 Belarusian officials crossed the border of the Republic of Lithuania today. We responded immediately to this provocation and made the decision to further increase the border protection capacity,” said the Interior Minister, Agnė Bilotaitė.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, in the Šalčininkai district, representatives of the Belarusian forces structures with shields and riot control equipment forcibly expelled a group of 35 migrants and entered the territory of Lithuania themselves.
