In Zabrze, Częstochowa and Sosnowiec, there were further detentions of foreigners violating the law. This time, Border defender and Police officers intervened against 4 Ukrainian citizens who drove vehicles under the influence of alcohol, despite court-issued driving bans.
Who was detained?
Among those detained were 1 female and 3 men. Everyone had prior convictions on their evidence for driving alcohol. Moreover, each of them had an active judicial ban on driving – from a 3-year period to a life ban.
Such actions posed a serious threat to road safety and public order. As the service emphasizes: "It is not only a violation of the law, but besides a conscious hazard to the lives and wellness of another participants of the movement."
Administrative and legal implications
Pursuant to Article 49(1)(a) of the Foreigners Act (Journal of Laws of 2023 item 1685 as amended), an administrative measurement in the form of expulsion from the territory of the Republic of Poland was applied to 3 foreigners. These people were transported under escort to the border with Ukraine and transferred to the applicable Ukrainian services.
In addition, as the authorities reported, a decision was issued against each of these persons to prohibit re-entry into Poland and the Schengen countries for a period of between 8 and 10 years.
The 4th of the detainees is inactive in the country – there are procedures for their possible administrative expulsion.
Systematic checks and prevention
The services stress that the checks against persons who disregard the restrictions imposed by the court are systematic. Officers shall monitor persons subject to driving bans, besides utilizing the Central Vehicle Records (CEP) and judicial records.
This applies to both Polish citizens and foreigners who, after issuing the ban, can be detained and removed from the territory of the country.
In the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (TEU), e.g. Case C-27/09, administrative measures specified as expulsion may be applied in the event of breaches of public policy or security, which is besides justified in this case.
Security as a priority
The Ministry of the Interior has repeatedly stressed that citizens' safety has priority. Therefore, preventive and repressive actions against persons residing legally or illegally in Poland, which pose a threat, will increase soon.
"It must not be underestimated that a individual who has been convicted and has been banned from driving, and yet is behind the wheel in an intoxicated state, is simply a threat to the life and wellness of others. specified people must face the consequences," says a typical of the Border Guard.
Political negligence: Who is liable for this kind of threat?
Unfortunately, cases like this are not isolated. The preservation of any Ukrainian citizens, which pose a threat to the safety of Poles, is mostly the consequence of the policy of the Law and the current coalition. In February 2022 under the pretext of helping “war refugees”, without appropriate control and verification, thousands of people were admitted to Poland, including those with dubious reputation.
Both the erstwhile Government of the United Right and Donald Tusk's current cabinet, have underestimated the problem, treating him as irrelevant or trying to quiet him down. alternatively of effective solutions, specified as tightening border controls or consistent expulsion of perpetrators, we are dealing with silence and fake actions.
Meanwhile, Poles must bear the consequences of these negligencees. Do we truly gotta wait for further tragedies to get the authorities to take citizens' safety seriously?
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Three Ukrainians expelled from Poland for driving after alcohol despite a court order
