German police returned an Afghan family that had illegally departed Poland. Warsaw decried the move as a violation of law, German police say Polish counterparts left them waiting for hours, according to DW.
The Polenmarkt shopping mall in Osinow Dolny, Poland
Police say the Afghans were returned to Osinow Dolny near the German border..
“The transfer of foreigners to Poland by the German police was carried out in violation of the principles of cooperation between the two services and against the transfer law. The German authorities must not make such a decision arbitrarily,” Poland’s border service wrote on social media on Monday.
The statement came after German authorities reportedly deposited a family of five Afghan asylum seekers on the Polish side of their border near Osinow Dolny last Friday after apprehending them for having illegally entered Germany without the necessary paperwork.
Under existing law, their lack of documents dictated they be returned to Poland, where they had received asylum.
