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Greece again prevents the entry into its waters of 150 migrants

2022-05-24T11:53:17.400Z


The Greek Port Police said on Tuesday May 24 that it had prevented the entry into its waters in the Aegean Sea of ​​some 150 additional migrants in...


Greek port police said on Tuesday (May 24) they had prevented the entry into its waters in the Aegean Sea of ​​some 150 additional migrants from the neighboring Turkish coasts, a day after blocking the crossing of 600 exiles from the maritime border.

Read alsoSome 600 migrants prevented from entering Greece

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As part of our daily patrols, four separate operations occurred early Tuesday morning off the islands of Chios, Samos and Lesvos

" in the northeast Aegean, a ranger official told AFP. Greek coasts.

In total, "

four inflatable boats were spotted with around 150 migrants on board on the Greek maritime border line and the patrol boats deterred their entry by using sound and light signals and notifying the Turkish authorities

" to recover them, according to the same source.

"Protecting Greece's maritime borders"

The Greek islands in the Aegean Sea are very close to the western Turkish coasts from where migrants fleeing wars and misery are trying to enter Europe.

On Monday, 590 migrants aboard five sailboats and four rubber dinghies were prevented by the Greek coast guard from making this crossing, in the largest attempt to enter the country this year.

The boats left on Monday "

almost simultaneously

", which was not the case on Tuesday, the police said.

"

The Port Police are taking all adequate measures to protect the maritime borders of Greece and the EU while respecting international law and human life,

" according to a statement from the Coast Guard issued on Monday.

A member country of the European Union (EU), Greece regularly accuses Turkey (which does not belong to it) of not taking enough measures against smugglers sending migrants in makeshift boats from Turkey.

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Greece's conservative government has tightened controls at its sea and land borders with Turkey, with the help of the EU's external border surveillance agency, Frontex, managing to limit the number of migrant arrivals to Greece .

But many media and human rights NGOs have repeatedly accused the Greek authorities of illegal refoulement of migrants to Turkish waters or territory, which Athens has always denied.

The EU and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have called for an investigation into the matter, but the National Transparency Authority announced in March that it had found no evidence of such practices.

Source: lefigaro

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