Event 997faa92-9a1f-4578-9a8e-496b876a8335

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Latvia Country: Belarus Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/09.10.2024-border...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Border Guard Chief: Belarus coordinates illegal migration

Short Summary: Latvia's Border Guard Chief asserts Belarus is coordinating illegal migrant flows into Latvia, involving Belarusian officials and possibly organized crime.

Description

Latvia's Border Guard Chief stated that Belarusian authorities are likely coordinating illegal migrant flows into Latvia. He highlighted the necessity of Belarusian officials' involvement for such operations and noted increased illegal border crossings as part of a coordinated campaign.

Evidence

Quotes

"The Belarusian authorities are likely coordinating illegal migrant flows, Guntis Pujāts, head of the State Border Guard, said..."

"Without the knowledge of Belarusian officials and without their attention, it would be impossible for such a number to come along and stay at the Belarusian border and likely cross the borders undetected."

"As a minimum, a corridor has been established, but in practice, it is also certain that predominantly all this illegal migration is coordinated by the Belarusian services."

"In recent days, there has been an increase in the number of illegal border crossers."

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/09.10.2024-border-guard-chief-belarus-coordinates-illegal-migration.a571815/