Hungary’s southern border with Serbia is “under great pressure of migration”, the national police (ORFK) said on Friday, adding that the number of actions taken had tripled in the first seven months of the year compared to the same period last year.
Since the beginning of the year, police have intervened on 53,297 occasions compared to 17,442 between January-August in 2020, ORFK leaders told a press conference. Department head Zoltán Boross said that
501 people smugglers had been apprehended this year,
compared to 414 last year, adding that 459 legal proceedings had been initiated this year, “more than the figure for the whole of last year”.
Gergely Czuczor, a deputy head of department at ORFK, said that the police had thwarted 26,600 illegal entries since the beginning of the year, while
23,683 illegal entrants had been apprehended close to the border on Hungarian territory and a further 200 inside the country.
Czuczor said that the number of asylum seekers in Hungary had been reduced from 92,000 to 48,000 during the past year.
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Source: MTI
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The border must be reinforced. There are not enough police officers in the country to prevent illegal imigrant crimes. Women fair especially poorly against Middle Eastern man.
Easy solution. Arm all Hungarian Citizens with ak47’s and ammo in that region and allow them to kill on site anyone trying to breach or climb the border fence. Stop coddling these criminals. There has never been a repeat offender after being shot trying to illegally enter any nation. These people have no right to expect humane treatment after they criminally enter Hungary. Try illegally entering there country and you will be shot dead on sight.
Totally support this Policy.
We may be TESTED – in the not to Distant Future – by a WAVE of illegal immigrants – trying to enter Hungary.
Our Government – every Confidence – they have this situation under Control and are Prepared – for the WAVE – when it HAPPENS.
Obviously….elections are nearing.
Elections or not Mario can always be found trolling us with his “Open Society Foundation” globalist leftist garbage. Mario…just go away to somewhere your wanted. Maybe Biden can pay you to be one of the 15-20 people who attend his rallies.