“They came to our country from Russia overland and were planning to go to Western Europe. They don’t have Belarusian visas.” emphasizes the press service of the Ministry of the Interior, quoted by Expresswhich did not specify the date of arrest of the migrants concerned.
Information collected by Ex press shows that 54 of those arrested were placed under administrative detention. They were allowed to leave voluntarily if they want to leave Belarus, said the same source, adding that 7 undocumented people were detained for identification purposes.
Four other individuals are the subject of criminal proceedings for violation of the duration of the ban on entry to Belarus.
In the end, 27 people were forcibly expelled from the country. Two were transferred to the capital region to clarify the circumstances of avoidance of voluntary departure, said the same source.