The Sejm passed an amendment to the border protection law on Tuesday, rejecting all changes proposed by the opposition-controlled upper house. President Duda has until midnight to signed the bill into law. If ratified, the legislation will allow the authorities to introduce a ban on remaining in the border area. Such temporary bans would be issued by the interior minister, based on the opinion of the Border Guard chief.
Poland's lower house of parliament, the Sejm, rejected all 8 changes to the amendment to the law on border protection put forward by the opposition-controlled upper house, the Senate. Now the bill needs to be signed into law by the president.
The amendment is to ensure the Border Guard carry out its duties with maximum effectiveness.
Furthermore, it introduces a possibility to impose temprary ban on remaining in the border area. The exact area and time of ban would be specified in an ordinance issued by the interior minister.
The solution would not be binding only for the residents of a given area, people who work there, students, as well as people using border crossings.
Permission for other people to enter such areas, especially journalists, would be issued by chiefs of local Border Guard units.
If ratified by the president, the legislation will allow the Border Guard officers to carry backpack tear gas canisters, abolish age limit for Border Guard service candidates, and introduce a possibility to file for compensation for business owners operating in a closed area.
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