But Poland's nationalist government has drawn criticism from rights groups over its treatment of migrants, five of whom have died on the frontier. During the briefing Polish officials showed material which they said were text messages and other images linked to Islamic extremism found on some of the migrants' electronic devices. During the 2015 migrant crisis, the PiS leader said refugees from the Middle East could bring disease and parasites to Poland. He said that Polish security services had found links to extremism in 50 out of 200 migrants questioned. However, the European Commission and rights groups fear that Poland is forcing migrants at the border back into Belarus, violating their right to seek asylum and putting them at greater risk.

Source: bd News24 September 27, 2021 13:07 UTC