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The mayor of Lazdijai district, Ausma Miškinienė, confirmed to the tv3.lt news portal about the escape of migrants that they were housed in the Lazdijai orphanage facilities.
“The exact time he escaped has not yet been named. It was noted that seven were missing (migrants – aut. Past). An intensive search is currently underway. Cynologists with dogs, police, overhead helicopter.
According to preliminary data, they moved to Poland. They have also been noticed by the townspeople, a group of dark-skinned people, who hope to be caught in the near future. We are not aware of incidents or conflicts with residents. We wait and hope to be captured as soon as possible, ”said the mayor.
A. Miškinienė could not specify what gender: “We do not have such data at this time.”
According to the mayor, they have not yet been arrested, knowledge and public help is expected.
Colonel Virgilijus Raugalė, commander of the Varėna border team of the SBGS, told tv3.lt that no migrants have been detained so far, although active searches continue.
Both dog cynologists and patrols are looking for seven retired people, the Varėna team commander said. According to him, a helicopter was launched into the air.
It is true that Varėna is currently raining, so the weather conditions for the flight have deteriorated significantly. “I don’t know if you can fly with us. The rain is heavy,” said V. Raugalė. He didn’t want to guess where the migrants were headed: “I can’t imagine where their thoughts are leading, in what direction. Probably not Belarus.”
Officials are asking residents who have noticed darker-skinned people who speak an incomprehensible language to immediately report to the border guard over the phone. 8,698,52513, 8,318 43124 or 112.
The Seimas has decided: if necessary, the migrants will be asked for help from NATO
On Tuesday, the Seimas passed a resolution recognizing the increase in illegal migration through Belarus as a hybrid aggression. The resolution states that the organized flows of illegally crossing the border from third countries are used to destabilize the situation in Lithuania.
The draft resolution states that “states hostile to Lithuania are carrying out hybrid aggression against the Republic of Lithuania” by organizing flows of foreigners from third countries illegally crossing the Lithuanian border, posing a threat to the Lithuanian constitutional order and public seriousness. The organizer of the illegal migration wants to be prosecuted “This is not a normal illegal migration.
These are migratory flows organized by the authoritarian regime of the state. This makes the situation different from the situation in Europe, ”said Laurynas Kasčiūnas, chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee of the Seimas, Conservative, when presenting the resolution to the Seimas on Tuesday.
It is proposed that the Government use the Lithuanian Armed Forces to strengthen the protection of the state border and protect the state border in the border section between Lithuania and Belarus and build a physical defense barrier in the shortest possible time along the entire perimeter . of this border. “The physical barrier is extremely important. The message that Lithuania has chosen is very clear here: we do not allow the creation of another transit route to Europe. Their target is not Lithuania, their target is the European countries, “said L. Kasčiūnas.
It also aims to ensure that organizers of illegal migration flows, including natural and legal persons from Belarus, are brought to justice and subject to national and European Union sanctions.
The Seimas proposes that foreigners from third countries who have crossed the Lithuanian border illegally and who do not have identity documents (except women with children, pregnant women, disabled women and those under 16 years of age) be treated as possible active participants in the ongoing hybrid. . attack. Therefore, they must be subject to different conditions of detention and life. It is also proposed to launch an information campaign in the countries of origin of illegal migration in order to deter potential migrants and seek the return of illegal migrants to their countries of origin.
If the hybrid aggression continues and escalates, it intends to consult with NATO member states, in particular the United States, on the threat to the country’s territorial integrity, political independence or security, taking into account its severity.
The Seimas is also preparing to propose to address the Member States of the European Union, the European Commission and other institutions, inviting them to show solidarity and provide Lithuania with the necessary support in the fight against hybrid aggression. 56 members of the Seimas voted in favor, 2 against and 24 abstentions.
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