The Polish Prime Minister has demanded an explanation from Berlin over an “unacceptable" incident at Poland’s border with Germany German police reportedly drove a family of Afghan migrants across the border and abandoned them on Polish soil. Local news site Chojna24.pl published a video which purportedly showed a German police van entering Polish territory on June 14. The video then showed the van dropping off five people in a car park in the Osinow Dolny district. Eyewitnesses quoted by the website said the police van then immediately drove back to Germany. Watch the video to find out more.
  • @[email protected]English
    23•5 months ago

    https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/06/17/poland-demands-explanation-after-german-police-transport-migrant-family-back-over-border/

    “They had Polish refugee status certificates for the adults and Polish ID cards for the children. These people were taken to the police station for further investigation,” said von Vegesack. He added that, after their legal situation was confirmed, the family had to be sent back to Poland.

    According to the spokesman, German officials informed the Polish border guard about the situation through the Polish-German Centre for Cooperation of Border, Police and Customs Services in Świecko.

    “Since there was no reaction from the Polish side for several hours, the officers decided to take the family to the Polish-German border…in order to release them to Poland,” said von Vegesack.

    The article above should be more “polish refugees left alone in Poland by German police” rather than the current one which suggests that Germany is getting rid of its migrants illegally.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•5 months ago

      Tbf, it sounds like neither side did a stellar job here.

      Poland not reacting “for several hours” makes it sound almost deliberate.
      Then again, I wonder how German police “informed” Poland for there to be no reaction. Did they fax?
      If they think the situation requires an immediate reply, why not call them? Surely a dedicated border patrol unit would have a contact number.
      Also, despite Schengen I don’t think police can just cross the border to another state unless in pursuit of some fleeing criminal.
      And just dumping these people in some random location without any involvement of local authorities doesn’t seem like proper protocol.

      • BagginsEnglish
        3•5 months ago

        Did they fax?

        No, they sent a carrier pigeon. One of their best, named ‘Gesprenkelt Jimi’