I am very happy that Prime Minister Donald Tusk has now become the defender of the Polish border, that he respects the Polish border guards and soldiers who are on the border, because a year ago he behaved shamefully towards these people, said President Andrzej Duda .
In an interview on TV Trwam, when asked about the problem of illegal migration and whether the greatest threat lay in the east or the west, President Andrzej Duda said that before his presidency and the United Right government there was a “completely carefree migration policy ” existed. was chased.
We have said that we do not want forced displacement of migrants. I had very difficult conversations on this topic with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015 and 2016. As a result, most of Europe agreed with our position and agreed with this policy
– said Andrzej Duda.
According to the President, this policy was intended to protect borders, because – as he emphasized – it is the duty of states whose borders are also the borders of the European Union, to protect the borders of the European Union.
When asked whether he “believes in the declarative change” of the current Prime Minister, he replied that “the position depends on the position.”
I am very happy that Prime Minister Tusk has recently become the defender of the Polish border and respects the Polish border guards, respects the Polish soldiers who are on the border, because only a year ago he and his political camp attacked these people in a scandalous and treated in a shameful way. way
– he emphasized.
Responding to the comment that “on the one hand we have a migration strategy, the East Shield, and on the other hand prosecutors who are constantly looking at the hands” of soldiers and officers guarding the border, Duda said he would approach it very calmly .
Certain rules must be followed (…). Rules have recently been introduced that, from a legal perspective, significantly protect soldiers and eliminate certain absurdities that we had to deal with until recently.
– noted the President.
He added that on the other side there must also be a feeling that it is not the case that we can do what we want at the border.
However, certain rules related to humane treatment and behavior of soldiers and officers must be respected in a certain way and must also be monitored. Let’s not lean too much one way or the other. We must follow the golden mean rule here
– said Andrzej Duda.
He notes that this principle will be maintained for the time being.
Soldiers and Officers Support Act
The law supporting the activities of soldiers and officers was signed by President Andrzej Duda on August 14. The provisions of this regulation provide for the possibility of deploying the military for independent actions – not only in support of the services of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration – in times of peace on the territory of the country; introducing the concept of a military operation carried out in the country during peacetime. They also provide legal assistance to soldiers and service officers in procedures related to their use of weapons; They also regulate, among other things, rules for the detention of soldiers by the Military Police.
The law also introduces a provision in the Criminal Code that excludes liability for acts committed under certain conditions. This concerns the use of weapons or direct coercive measures by a soldier or officer defending the border in violation of the rules, if these are used, among other things: to make a direct attack on the life, health or freedom of that person soldier or other person, as well as to counter activities intended to attack the life, health or freedom of that soldier or other person. The prerequisite for recognizing that such action by a soldier or officer is not a crime is the circumstances that require immediate action.
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Source: wPolityce