International Courant
ATHENS
Greece’s principal opposition SYRIZA social gathering on Tuesday urged an investigation after a BBC report alleged that unlawful Greek Coast Guard pushbacks within the Aegean Sea led to the loss of life of many migrants.
Chatting with the BBC, SYRIZA’s migration coverage chief Giorgos Psychogios mentioned, “We demand in-depth investigation, we demand solutions, we demand accountability, and the explanation we do it’s this.”
“We care about all human life, and we can’t get used to the lack of human life,” he added.
On Monday, a BBC investigation mentioned {that a} complete of 43 individuals died in 15 separate incidents linked to the actions of the Greek Coast Guard over a three-year interval.
The accusations stem from practices the place migrants have been pressured out of Greek territorial waters (pushbacks) or returned to the ocean after reaching Greek islands.
The first sources for these allegations embrace native media stories, non-governmental organizations, and the Coast Guard in neighboring Türkiye.
Footage obtained throughout the investigation reveals 12 individuals being loaded onto a Greek Coast Guard boat and subsequently deserted on a dinghy.
The Greek authorities has confronted long-standing accusations from NGOs, governments, and worldwide watchdogs of partaking in pressured returns, usually pushing migrants – together with girls and kids – again in direction of Türkiye, the place they initially crossed from.
Such actions are unlawful underneath worldwide legislation. Regardless of these accusations, the Greek Coast Guard has firmly denied any involvement in unlawful actions.
This BBC investigation marks the primary time the variety of deadly incidents allegedly involving the Greek Coast Guard has been calculated.
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