President Andrzej Duda was asked in an interview with TV Torwam on Tuesday about the problem of illegal immigration and whether the bigger threat came from the East or the West, saying that before he took office and before the right-wing coalition government, he was “completely carefree.'' There was no immigration policy.” ” was pursued.
– We said that we do not want any forced displacement of immigrants. I had very difficult conversations on this topic with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015 and 2016. As a result, most of Europe agreed with our views and agreed to this policy, Duda said.
In the president's opinion, this policy was meant to protect borders, because, as he pointed out, states whose borders are also the borders of the European Union have an obligation to protect the borders of the European Union.
Andrzej Duda spoke about the situation at the border. “We can't do everything we like.”
When asked if he believed in the current prime minister's “declarative change,” he answered, “It depends on your point of view.” – I am very happy that Prime Minister Tusk has recently become a defender of Poland's borders and respects the Polish border guards and Polish soldiers on the borders. Because he and his political camp treated these people in a scandalous and shameful manner year after year. Before he acted – he emphasized.
“On the one hand, we have the migration strategy, East Shield, and on the other hand, we have prosecutors who are constantly monitoring the hands of the soldiers and officers who guard our borders,” Duda said, adding that he intends to approach the comment. He said that. It's very calm. – Certain rules must be followed (…). “Recently, regulations have been introduced that significantly protect soldiers from a legal point of view and eliminate certain absurdities with which they had to deal with until recently,” the President said.
On the other hand, he added, there must also be an awareness that people cannot do whatever they want at the border. – However, certain rules regarding humane treatment and behavior of soldiers and officers must be respected and these must also be monitored. Let's not lean too much on one side or the other. Duda says it's necessary to follow the golden rule here. He said that for now, this principle remains in place.
The President signed new legislation to support this service. Introducing the concept of “military operations”
The law supporting the activities of soldiers and officers was signed by President Andrzej Duda on August 14th. The provisions of this Regulation provide for the possibility of using the armed forces not only in peacetime to support the work of the Ministry of the Interior, but also for independent actions. Introducing the concept of military operations conducted within a country during peacetime. It also provides legal assistance to soldiers and military personnel in case of litigation related to the use of weapons. They also, among other things, rules regarding the detention of soldiers by military police.
The law also introduces into the criminal code provisions that exclude liability for acts committed under certain conditions. This concerns, in particular, the use of weapons and direct coercion in violation of regulations by soldiers and officials guarding borders. To repel a direct attack on the life, health, or liberty of the soldier or others, and to counter activities aimed at attacking the life, health, or liberty of the soldier or others. The condition for such an act by a soldier or officer to be found not to be a crime is a situation that requires immediate action.
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