Shocking statement about Greece! Immigrants who survived the disaster were told to ‘shut up’
The BBC reported that survivors said the boat sank as it began to be towed by Greek Coast Guard teams, and that authorities told survivors to “keep quiet.”
The report also indicated that Greek Coast Guard teams pressured the migrants to identify the 9 Egyptians on board as human smugglers.
The Kalamata prosecutor and investigating judge ordered the arrest of 9 Egyptians who escaped from the boat and were detained on charges of migrant smuggling on June 20.
DISASTER OUTSIDE GREECE
On June 14, a fishing boat carrying irregular migrants capsized in international waters 47 nautical miles from Navarino, located in the Peloponnese in Greece, 82 people died, 104 people were rescued and brought to the port of Kalamata.
According to Alarm Phone, a nonprofit organization, there were around 700 people on board.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In Greek media news, it was claimed that a migrant who survived the disaster, in his statement to the prosecutor, said that the ship sank when Greek Coast Guard crews began towing with ropes.
In the statement of another immigrant, “The Greek Coast Guard boat tied a rope to the boat and while towing the boat, the boat began to sway from side to side due to excessive speed and capsized.” what he said was recorded.
The newspaper Efimerida Ton Sintakton published in Greece affirmed that the ship was withdrawn from the place by the coast guard teams, in the news that included the statements of the captain of the tanker called “Guerrero Fiel”, which passed from the place where the disaster occurred. occurred.
The Greek Search and Rescue Center was reportedly aware that the overloaded boat was rocking dangerously, and it was claimed that questions should be answered as to why coastguard teams chose to remove the tanker rather than call it to the scene for a possible recovery operation. rescue.
Aleksis Tsipras, leader of the main opposition Radical Left Alliance (SYRIZA), visited the port of Kalamata, where the migrants who survived the disaster were taken to get information about the incident. Tsipras said the migrants told him that Greek Coast Guard teams were trying to push the ship into Italian waters. (AA)