Asylum seekers are not criminals to be detained

We can not stop the global migration, or the construction of walls and setting up barbed wire fences at the border of Serbia would be the solution for combating illegal immigration, even if it was acceptable and possible, says Ombudsman Saša Janković. He urges at authorities not to wait to exacerbate this problem. The data indicate an increasing number of migrants from countries of Asia and Africa, and on the way to the most developed EU countries, they pass through Serbia. Instead, we should increase the capacity for the reception of those who seek asylum here. – Of course it is necessary to have money for it, but I know that the EU has at its disposal resources that could be used for this. These days, we had a meeting in Belgrade, where we talked about illegal immigration – says Janković.