The Security Service of Ukraine reported that the secretary for consular affairs of the Ukrainian embassy in one of the Central Asian countries is suspected of organizing an illegal channel to transport migrants to European Union countries through Ukraine. This is stated on the ministry’s Telegram channel.
It was noted that these were citizens of countries with “high risk of terrorism”.
According to the SBU, the person involved in the case offered citizens of many Asian countries to illegally travel to the European Union in transit through Ukraine. The woman was arranging visas for potential clients to enter the country as students of Ukrainian universities. She also charged $3,000 for the services.
Two people were involved in the secretary’s illegal activities. They called customers, negotiated the terms of passage with them and transferred the money to the organizer. Up to 900 people from “countries at risk of terrorism” benefited from illegal services.
A criminal case was opened against an employee of the Ukrainian Embassy under the article “illegal transportation of persons across the state border”. He faces up to 9 years in prison.
It was previously reported that more than 100 thousand people crossed illegally. reached To England by boat in five years.