“I hope we will not have to return Libya to immigrants,” says FRTEX director.
propagandaDirector EJCUTIVO De Fronex, Hans LeijtensEurono announced that he wanted to return him to any immigrant to Europe, where he was often. Human rights violations sufferBut he said that his agency “has no choice.”
FrontEx, the Foreign Border Agency and the European Union, are being interrogated regularly by human rights groups for not doing enough Save lives in the sea.
The agency uses drones or aircraft to detect vessels, often full of people, who go to the European coasts. Then the coordination center is alerted, and the migratory ships are usually Objective and returned To other Mediterranean coasts.
Among them is Libya, a major starting point for The dangerous marine crossings to EuropeWhere serious human rights violations of refugees and migrants, including torture, have been documented.
When they were asked about the fate that immigrants face when they are He was again deposited on the Libyan soil“I don’t want people to return to Libya, this is the only way to do this, it is to inform this marine rescue coordination center.” “And if it is in the Libyan territories, it is the Libyans who have to take responsibility and do so.”
Leijtes said they are asking him often Why does FrontEx usually not alert the NGOs This is responsible for saving people in danger instead of shortening themselves to return their boats to Libya itself.
“This means that I will play with a person’s life, because if the non -governmental organizations are not available, there is no format, then people can drown,” I explained. Leijtens “Euronews” told that despite the amount that can wait for them, the return sometimes is the best way to this Ensure that immigrants are not drowned.
“I cannot take this responsibility. However, I do not like people to return to Libya, if I have to choose again, Best saving lives so as not to save them“.
Save lives in the sea
Non -governmental organizations that bear the responsibility of research and saving civilians often confronting a Great hostility by member states From the European Union, whose work is a “attraction” that encourages refugees to flee.
Its rejection of Leijtens, saying that there is no evidence that the work of NGOs is the reason that the weak civilians often risk their lives. Crossing dangerous water and reaching Europe.
He stressed that he considers NGOs “part of the ecosystem”, and that they and “Frontx” are cooperating “to save lives at sea.” I am in contact with them, we are talking. We try to understand the sites of others, and try to make sure that we are not prohibited because we all see The need to save lives at seaFor example, he said, “Euronews.
One of the FRETEX functions is Return people He explained that the asylum requests that were rejected, which are a region, and explained that it is possible for a greater cooperation with NGOs.
Project project
“For example, what we do is that, after the return of people, we have a call Return programLegins, who aims to help people resume their lives, explained.
Therefore, we rent NGOs to implement them in our name European financing FrontEx. So I think it is actually more accurate panorama than he often said. “
Leijtens, who was responsible for FrontEX for two years, is studying the possibility Expand search and rescue work in FrontEx. The European Commission President, Ursula von der Lin, proposed, Increase the agency template In 30,000 people, a number that can give a great motivation to the FRETEX mission to ensure the external borders of Europe.
