News in English     | 13.08.2019. 18:29 |

Imamović: We mustn't allow illegal border crossings

FENA Maja Nikolić

TUZLA, August 13 (FENA) - Tuzla is increasingly facing the problem of a migrant crisis. Namely, more and more refugees are coming to this city, and only Tuzla citizens care about them and bring them food and necessary clothes, Tuzla Mayor Jasmin Imamović said for FENA today.

He believes that the institutions responsible for this problem are the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the BiH Ministry of Security, the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs. He also considers the BiH Border Police and all police authorities responsible.

“Hundreds of people enter this country every day. Not two or three people enter, but hundreds. It is impossible for them not to see it. Illegal border crossings are a crime. This is similar to official misconduct, and official misconduct is a criminal offense. I believe that such offenses must be prevented,” says Mayor Imamović.

He said the local communities were powerless to do anything about the migrant crisis.

“We have a serious problem, because these people are run by people who are involved in human trafficking. The degree of social danger is maximal. The Attorney General's Office should try to break the smuggling network. Many people make money off of migrants’ woes,” Imamović warned.

He also emphasized that migrants arriving in Tuzla are mostly without identification documents and that they have far greater rights in terms of identity than citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“We had a situation where all the passports were found near the Registration Center in some hiding places. I think we have a big problem and they cannot use the non-formation of government as an excuse. We have to keep in mind that if it is an illegal crossing of the border then it is an organized crime. The network of smugglers, those who make a lot of money, must be revealed. It is in their interest to have as many migrants as possible,” says the Tuzla Mayor.

 

(FENA) L. N.

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