Thursday, September 2, 2021 - 09:30

Will Frontex have their own patrol boats that may work as an autonomous body, in potential conflict with our own local forces and laws?

by MARK VIALES
Talk on the Frontex front has taken a lukewarm tone during Gibrexit negotiations with little scrutiny taken against this controversial contingent of the European Union’s growing police bodies.

However, the newly created corps trained to fight cross-border crime and terrorism, potentially recruiting 10,000 troops in the coming years, is currently under fire from their employers.
EU anti-fraud watchdog OLAF opened an investigation last year into the Warsaw-based body over allegations of harassment, misconduct and migrant pushbacks, according to four EU officials.
A damning report four months later concluded ‘Frontex neglected evidence of potential migrant pushbacks’ and ‘failed to address and investigate’ evidence of potential human rights violations.
This comes prior to the protagonist facing the brunt of these allegations, Frontex Executive director Fabrice Leggeri’s, buoyant declaration of ‘honour’ for Frontex to fulfil its prospective Gibraltar role.