An
ongoing crime
At the
port of Piraeus arrived immigrants who survived the overthrow fishing
vessel during its tow by a boat of the Coast Guard.
Speaking
to reporters , migrants described the tragic moments lived with some
of them say they lost husbands and children in the wreck.
Protests
by members of migrant organizations there.
Recalled
that the UNHCR issued a statement urged the Greek authorities to
investigate the exact circumstances under which the tragedy occurred.
More:
http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2014/01/23/farmakonisi-tragedy-greece-dismiss-claims-coast-guard-was-towing-migrants-boat-back-to-turkey/
The
stories of refugees arrived at Piraeus port are shocking. Those who
survived from Farmakonisi Tragedy are crying and describe in front of
camera how they were treated by the Coast Guard men.
"We
were trying to get on the boat of the Coast Guard, they were hitting
the doors and throwing us back to the water. A one-year old kid was
screaming for help, mom, dad. I lost four children and my wife",
said one of the survivors.
Another
one has reported while crying that "I
lost my daughter, my two sons and my wife. They were 9, 11 and 13
years old. They deliberately threw us back to the sea, reviling us
..."
Related:
http://www.unhcr.gr/nea/artikel/648a008f454035a3091b7ace8bcbebcf/boat-capsize-leaves-12-people-dead-i.html
How it started:
Update
(27/01):
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