Seimas speaker: migrant pushback law must be enforced in full

The migrant pushback legislation adopted by the parliament must be enforced in full, says the Seimas speaker in her response to the Government’s recent decision to lift an exemption for certain migrants at the border.

“The Seimas passed the law and a large number of the MPs voted in favour of it precisely because a balance was struck between national security and human rights. I understand, then, that if the Ministry of the Interior finds some of the clauses in the law disproportionate,