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Allegations of illegal migrant repatriation continue to be an open wound for Greece, and in this context, pressure for investigations is mounting.
Investigate complaints
Former Immigration Minister Giannis Mouzalas submitted a topical question to parliament, asking Notis Mitarakis to investigate reports and complaints about illegal actions by the Greek authorities against refugees and immigrants at the land and sea borders.
Mr. Mouzalas’s question refers to the complaints that have increased dramatically, especially since March, as well as the concerns expressed by international organizations about practices that violate international law.
Your public announcements are indicative International Organization for Migration (IOM) both of your ads UNHCR published in July and August.
The deputy and former SYRIZA minister refers to the recent publication of the New York Times, which mentions more than thirty cases of deportation, as well as more than a thousand people who have been illegally returned or disappeared from the hinterland and islands of our country.
In fact, the complaint sent by the German government to Greece in early August is also mentioned, in which it made recommendations to the country for the correct application of the Law of the Sea.
In accordance with these complaints, the former minister referred the question to the former minister about the actions he intends to take to investigate them thoroughly.
“Smugglers’ propaganda”
In a recent interview with the BBC, the minister in charge Notis Mitarakis He had “categorically rejected” the accusations against the Greek authorities about illegal deportations and had spoken of “incidents that have nothing to do with reality”, noting that “we believe that this is the result of the propaganda of the smuggling networks that lose tens of millions of euros “.
It is worth noting, however, that since last spring, audiovisual documents have shown masked men chasing ships full of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in the Aegean Sea and either destroying ships or changing course by force, conducting illegal operations in Turkey.
According to a recent New York Times report, Greek officials have dumped at least 1,072 asylum seekers at sea in at least 31 separate cases since last March.
Questions about government accusations
Recent analysis of Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN), which was based on revealing visual material, raises serious doubts about the government’s constant claims that there are no deportations in Greece.
The BMVN analysis, which takes into account Josoor’s investigation, presents a set of visual material documenting incidents of hooded men in an inflatable boat on Lesbos in early June and July. Specifically, BVMN’s analysis, using data from Josoor, identifies a boat repatriation incident with 32 refugees that took place on July 11, 2020.
A series of four videos shows masked men in a medium-size boat approaching a boat with women and children. The Syrian man who filmed the video sent the footage to Josoor while he was still on the ship, saying that he then returned to Turkey and was detained for a period of two weeks.
A number of foreign media like Spiegel , DW I guardian I have also hosted report where complaints are made for illegal deportations.
Finally, it should be noted that the doctrine of illegal setbacks in the Aegean by the Greek Coast Guard, insofar as the allegations are true, is carried out with the coverage of the European Union and Frontex, which proves the hypocrisy in europe in the refugee-immigrant.
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