The international instruments governing the Institute of Asylum do not provide for any "hybrid exceptions"

     "With the falling autumn leaves, the problem of illegal migrants is falling on the head of the government and it is difficult to solve the problem.

     According to the head of Frontex, many incidents have been recorded in Lithuania, when Lithuanian border guards, using the collective method of expulsion of migrants across the border, may have violated fundamental human rights. According to F. Legger, the main reason for this is that the Lithuanian Border Guard Service interprets the laws on border protection and asylum in its own way. Migrants are not allowed at the border using rude eviction tactics. Illegal arrivals from Iraq and African countries are being diverted not to the nearest functioning border checkpoint or diplomatic mission, but simply back to Belarus. They are not provided with any assistance or information on the procedure for granting asylum in Lithuania.

    Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson also expressed concern at reports of people trapped in a difficult situation on the border with Belarus. She plans to invite the ambassadors of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to the meeting to discuss the situation.

    We are talking publicly about the hybrid war being waged by Belarus. This argumentation in international institutions may somewhat soften the attitude towards the actions applied by Lithuania. On the other hand, the international instruments governing the Institute of Asylum do not provide for any "hybrid exceptions". A person who has entered the EU has the right to apply for asylum. Legally or illegally he arrived, whether he has documents or not, is a secondary matter. Asylum rules are designed to be particularly favorable to migrants."