[BERLIN] The European Union border force Frontex has allegedly been turning a blind eye to ill treatment of refugees by guards at EU external borders, according to media reports Monday.
The investigation accused local guards of using force or threats to return migrants back across the EU's external borders, thus obstructing the basic right to seek asylum.It also cited cases of minors being deported on planes unaccompanied and of refugees sedated with medication during their expulsion flights, in violation of international regulations.
Frontex pointed out that while it can suspend officers on its operations, it has neither"the authority over national border police forces" nor"the power to conduct investigations" on the territory of EU member states.