A migrant died on the border of Lithuania and Belarus – the sides have different versions

The body of a migrant who wanted to enter the European Union from Belarus without a visa was found on the border with Lithuania.

This was reported by the Interfax agency with reference to the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Minsk version

“On November 27, at the site of the Vidzy border outpost of the Polotsk border detachment, the corpse of an Afro-Asian man, about 30 years old, was found.The body of a beaten refugee in a sleeping bag with no signs of life, thrown out by the Lithuanian security forces, was located directly on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border “, – said in a message published in the official telegram channel of the department.

To establish the circumstances and causes of death, an investigative and operational group was called to the scene. The necessary investigative actions are being carried out.

Vilnius version

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry denied all accusations against it.

“We have no information about “the body of a migrant found on the Belarusian side of the border”. The Belarusian authorities who organized the crisis are also conducting a disinformation campaign and accuse Lithuania of “inhuman treatment” of migrants“, – reported on the telegram channel of the Lithuanian foreign policy department.

Border situation

• The situation on the eastern borders of the European Union remains tense. Therefore, the Lithuanian armed forces established a NATO forward operating base 6 km from the border with the Grodno region of Belarus.
• In mid-November, the situation was so critical that Poland discussed with Lithuania and Latvia the possibility of convening a NATO Council due to the migration crisis on the border.
• Back in the summer, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman called on Alexander Lukashenko to immediately stop organizing the flow of illegal migrants from Belarus to Lithuania and expressed support for Lithuania in connection with the situation at the border.