In her letter to Finnish Minister of Internal Affairs Marie Rantanen, Finnish Commissioner for Equal Rights Kristina Stenman expressed her concerns about possible violations of the rights of asylum seekers at the border with the Russian Federation and suggested opening checkpoints. This was reported by TASS.
In the letter, Stenman expressed his hope that the Finnish government will make a decision on opening cross-border traffic in the coming weeks.
He recalled the incident on January 8, when 18 people from the Middle East, including women and children, came to Finland from Russia and violated the rules of crossing the state border. According to the Ombudsman, this puts them at risk.
Before this, the Finnish Border Guard had closed the checkpoint twice. First, automobile checkpoints were closed from November 30 to December 14, 2023. Later, two checkpoints were opened. The flow of immigrants started again. Council of Ministers taken It was decided to extend the border closure until January 14.
Currently the eastern border of Finland closedAccording to the current decision, until February 11. Restrictions will likely be extended.
Formerly President of Finland guess There are difficulties on the Russian border.