The son of a refugee drowned on the way to Samos in Greece.
He is no longer allowed to leave the country because of a possible charge.
Samos / Athens - Almost three weeks ago, an
Afghan refugee lost
his six-year-old son on the way from Turkey to
Samos
.
The man is now being
investigated for negligent behavior
on the
Greek island
.
The accusation: He took the child with him on the
crossing
, knowing full well that it is very risky.
On the night of November 8, the
boat
with the
migrants
capsized
because of the strong wind.
According to its own information, the
Greek coast guard was
able to
save 17 people from the waves.
Seven people
swam
to the
coast of Samos
on their own
.
The six-year-old son of the accused was found dead on the beach afterwards.
As the accused's lawyer announced to the
German Press Agency
on
Friday
, investigations are currently underway and a trial will take place.
The migrant was not arrested, but he was
not
allowed to
leave
Greece
.
The lawyer accuses the Greek
coast guard of
having to
inform
Frontex
, the European
border guards
.
According to the
Tagesschau
, which previously reported, the
coast guard
only arrived an hour and a half to two hours after the emergency call.
In the past few months there have been repeated allegations of alleged “
pushbacks
” by the
Greek coast guard
.
Where
the
refugees *
forced
back into
Turkish waters
.
Such incidents can hardly be proven, however, since
people
are
always
rescued.
The number of
refugees *
arriving
in
Greece fell
significantly in 2020.
By early
November
the number is 10,000 people
arriving
on the
Greek islands
.
According to the
UN refugee agency, there were
almost 60,000 in the
previous year
.
According to
security experts
in Athens, the reason for the decline in numbers is the stricter
Arts Guard controls.
.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
