Facilitator or victim? On punishment for facilitating illegal border crossings during the Polish–Belarusian humanitarian border crisis

Pomocnik czy ofiara? O karaniu za ułatwianie nielegalnego przekraczania granicy podczas polsko-białoruskiego humanitarnego kryzysu granicznego

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ID11617413
AuthorsMagdalena Perkowska (0000-0002-9495-132X, University of Białystok, corresponding author)
Year2024
IssueXLVI/1
Pages37–67-37–67
Publication date2024-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchiwum Kryminologii (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2719-4280 • E-ISSN: 0066-6890
PublisherPolish Scientific Publishers PWN (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.7420/ak2024.10
OpenAlexW4404743414
LanguageEN
References cited34

Punishing perpetrators for facilitating illegal border crossings or illegal stays is one of the priorities of the European Union’s migration policy. The author decided to take a look at the practice of such criminal proceedings before Podlasie courts (a region bordering Belarus). In this case, does it truly involve organising an illegal procedure – especially when it comes to family members or co-workers? The purpose of this article, therefore, is to examine the criminal case files of those convicted of organising illegal border crossings – individuals whose behaviour consisted solely of picking up migrants who were already in Poland. Law enforcement authorities charged such people, mainly foreigners, with aiding and abetting the organisation of illegal border crossing. The author addresses the question of whether such behaviour fulfils the elements of the crime specified in Article 264 (3) of the Criminal Code, and what scope of freedom the actors have when deciding on the charges and convictions

Border Security · Business · Criminology · Economic geography · Facilitator · Geography · Irregular migration · Political science · Punishment (psychology · Sociology · European and International Law Studies · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · Law · Polish Law and Legal System · Psychology · Social Psychology

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