I wish I didn't have to send people back to Libya, Frontex chief says

I wish I didn't have to send people back to Libya, Frontex chief says

The executive director of the EU's border and coast guard responds to Euronews’ question about an NGO's claims that returnees often face human rights abuses.

Frontex Faces Scrutiny Over Migrant Returns to Libya

The executive director of Frontex, the European Union’s border and coast guard agency, has admitted that his organisation sometimes has no option but to allow the return of irregular migrants to Libya, despite well-documented human rights abuses. In an interview with Euronews, Hans Leijtens said, “I don’t want anyone to be returned to Libya,” referencing concerns about torture and abuse faced by migrants in detention centres. “But sometimes, we …