Fabrice Leggeri, fictitious character for Impenetrable European borders who often accused of Tolerance of illegal ‘pushbacks’ of immigrants, his resignation Friday p head of Frontex Border Agency.
Frontex board That would weigh Legere’s offer to step down A French source told the French news agency (AFP) on the same day, “Following an investigation into his administration of Agency by the European Anti-fraud Office OLAF.
“I can confirm He submitted his resignation, “which opens the possibility.” of a new start” for German Frontex government The spokesperson said in a regular Press Conference in Berlin.
Leggeri’s secret OLAF report found he did not do follow Actions, were dishonest with French magazine Le Point said:
Relief groups have repeatedly accused Frontex of Returning illegal immigrants across EU borders – or of When he turns a blind eye national The authorities themselves carried out Such “reversions”.
Greece’s land and sea borders with Turkey was a major focus of such allegations.
And on Wednesday, an investigation conducted by the French newspaper Le Monde and my investigation outfit Al Manara Reports found That Frontex recorded pushbacks in Greek waters between March 2020 and September 2021 as “Operations to prevent departure (towards Europe)” out in Turkish waters.
Lighthouse Reports and the German magazine Der Spiegel published Legere’s letter of Resignation on Twitter.
In it, he wrote: “I give my state back For the board of directors where it appears that the state of Frontex on who you were elected and renewed in It’s been June 2019 silently but effectively changed. “
In recent months, Legiri has openly admitted his confusion over whether he has role It impeded the entry of migrants to Europe or to supervise it national Treatment of border agencies of Asylum seekers.
He said in December that he was ‘helpless’ to work out for him true mission.
“Between the inevitability of not allow people To cross irregularly and the other, the principle of Non-refoulement (which prevents refoulement) like everyone else in need of protection has the right to asylum, how should He said.
“no one Could you give me the answer. We are schizophrenic.”
characterized by recurring political fear over Immigrants Arrival in Europe, Légerie’s seven years as president of Frontex coincide with A significant increase in sources for an agency.
that it set to 10,000 employees monitoring the external borders of the European Union by 2027.
But the agency also mentioned last The week when the irregular crossings into the European Union were highest in six years in January – March this year with 40,300 entries.
The largest numbers of Irregular crossings coming from the Western Balkans were detected, most of them entering the European Union via Greece and Bulgaria.
Calculate for About half of All irregular entries, with The main Nationalities of Syrian and Afghan immigrants.
Most migrants illegally entering the European Union along its eastern and southern sides aim to move on To other countries of the European Union countriesor for former European Union member Britain.
