Ministry YLE reports that the Interior Ministry is considering enacting emergency legislation to deal with armed migrants crossing the Finnish-Russian border.
Border crossings along the border began reporting unusually high numbers of asylum seekers last fall. The Finnish government quickly concluded that the migrants were likely receiving assistance from Russian border control authorities to reach the border.
For example, in its report, the Ministry of the Interior deemed Russia to be using migrants to put pressure on Finland and undermine security.
Addressing the phenomenon through emergency legislation is one of the options considered in a legislative project launched by the ministry, YLE said.Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen (PS) told the public broadcaster yesterday that the aim of the project is to provide authorities with tools to respond to threats at the border should the situation become more difficult.
“We intend to produce a draft bill on a very short schedule so that we can present it to Congress in March,” he said.
“We still don’t have detailed information about what the bill will include. I think we’ll have more information soon,” she added. “We need to include measures that can ultimately prepare us for the most serious situations that cannot be addressed by the powers granted under current law.”
He added that the legislation process will not start from scratch, as department officials have been working on preparations over the winter.
Emergency laws refer to laws that are in fact inconsistent with constitutional rights such as fundamental human rights. Such laws can be enacted under the so-called qualified procedure. This means that a bill must first be declared urgent by a five-sixths majority and then approved by a two-thirds majority of parliament.
“I get the impression that Congress is very aware of the current security environment and knows what they’re talking about when they talk about border security, armed immigration, and related threats,” Rantanen said. I take it personally.” Yell.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT