Serious Incident Report no. 10566/2020 Report date and time (UTC) 2020-02-25 11:33 Last modification date and time (UTC) 2020-12-21 17:28 Reporting entity/function SIR Status Closed Workflow Status Processed Valid to 2021-04-30: 3 - Incidents involving Frontex staff and participants in SIR Category Frontex activities Subject Riot in Lesvos – FRONTEX patrol blocked by the demonstrators Joint operation Poseidon 2020 JORA incident number Text removed – Reporting Tools Text removed – Reporting Tools, Text removed – Original source of information Human Resources FX SI Handler Frontex resources involved Yes Use of force No Incident dates (UTC) 2020-02-25 09:00 Location of the incident Latitude Text removed – Operational Area Longitude Text removed – Operational Area Location details Reference to the operational area Yes Type of resources / involvement Czech TVV Dead persons 0 Injured persons 0 Missing persons 0 Details • During the night violent protests occurred in the Text removed – Operational Area when anti- riot Police tried to disembark the ferry from the mainland. Civilians tried to prevent the Anti- Riot Police to disembark. Teargas has been used. Information/Allegations • At this moment (25/02 Text removed – Reporting Tools) a peaceful demonstration of approx. 200-300 local people is taking place at the Text removed – Operational Area, Lesvos. The demonstration is against building the “Multifunctional Control Centre” (MCC). • There were also protests at Text removed – Operational Area during the night.
• This morning two Text removed – Reporting Tools of the new arrived Czech TVV crew were travelling with their TVV from Text removed – Operational Area to the Text removed – Operational Area. The road was blocked by approx. 30 demonstrators and Text removed – Reporting Tools. • One of the Text removed – Human Resources went out of the car in order to ask the Text removed – Reporting Tools if they could continue their way. This was denied and they had to return. • On the way back to the TVV the Text removed – Human Resources was pushed at his back by one of the demonstrators and the situation was escalating. Demonstrators were shouting and one of the demonstrators was kicking the right and the front of the TVV broke a mirror of the TVV. The right door of the TVV is damaged, no further damages. • Due to the recent arrival of the TVV, temporarily insignia from Frontex was visible behind the front screen. • The Text removed – Human Resources returned to Text removed – Operational Area and reported themselves at the Text removed – Operational Area. • Text removed – Human Resources were not injured. • Text removed – Human Resources just informed FX that there are major clashes between police forces and locals at Text removed – Operational Area. The roads are closed and the area should be avoided. * Due to the situation at the port area last night, the weekly Text removed – Reporting Tools has been cancelled by Text removed – Human Resources. Measures/Actions taken * Text removed – Reporting Tools at Lesvos is informed about the situation and not allowed to travel in the direction north of Lesvos. Assessment Text removed – Reporting Tools at Lesvos is informed about the situation and not allowed to travel in the direction north of Lesvos. Final outcome Personal Data
