
A 36-year-old woman has been criminally prosecuted by the police after she is accused of abandoning her 2 minor daughters ( 13 and 15 years old ) in Sweden, in order to seek asylum in this country.
The Border Police of Rinas, says that it has intensified the work for the detailed control of the documentation to travel and the interviews for the reason and purpose of the trip abroad or of those who return to Albania, abandoning children or minor family members, in order to seek asylum .
" As a result, a case of abandonment of minor children, in EU countries, in order to seek asylum, has been identified. For this case, the materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office and the proceedings started in a free state for the citizen D. Ç., 36 years old, resident in Tirana, for the criminal offense "Abandonment of minor children".
From the investigative actions, it has emerged that this citizen abandoned her 2 minor daughters (13 and 15 years old) in Sweden, in order to seek and obtain asylum in this country. In the framework of the cooperation with the police authorities in Sweden, the 2 minor citizens have returned to Albania .
The Border Police emphasizes that it will continue the controls at all crossing points, for documentation, as well as interviews for fulfilling the conditions for movement to EU countries or other countries, for all citizens.
In addition, the close cooperation with the counterparts of all the countries of the SCHENGEN space and beyond will continue, for the verification, identification and legal punishment of all those who abandon minors, for the purpose of seeking asylum.
The State Police appeals to all citizens not to undertake any action aimed at seeking asylum, as the chances of obtaining it are zero. The State Police is determined to legally punish all cases of abandonment of minor children, abroad, for the purpose of seeking asylum.