Estonian Border Guard Chief to Discuss Illegal Migrant Flow in TV Interview
Egert Belitšev, Director General of Estonia's Police and Border Guard Board, will appear on the "Interview of the Week" programme on 13 October to discuss illegal migration. Dozens of migrants are being detained in Estonian cities, and the detention centre is overfull.
Egert Belitšev, Director General of Estonia's Police and Border Guard Board, will be the guest on the programme "Interview of the Week" on Tuesday, 13 October. The show airs on ETV+, the Russian-language channel of Estonia's public broadcaster. The conversation will focus on the flow of illegal migrants affecting Estonia and how the country may respond.
The situation
According to the programme's announcement, dozens of illegal migrants from Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East are being detained on the streets of Estonian cities. The centre that holds detained migrants is overcrowded. The announcement says the problem cannot be resolved, as people continue to cross illegally the border between Belarus and Latvia. It gives no specific figures.
It also states that the pressure may intensify in the near future.
What viewers can expect
The programme will try to establish what is happening now and what to prepare for. The host is Tatjana Gasova. "Interview of the Week" is broadcast on ETV+ on Tuesdays at 20:30.
