*First Published on Jacobin BY MOIRA LAVELLE VEDAT YELER After over 600 people died in a shipwreck last June, Greek police sought to incriminate the survivors. Last week they were finally acquitted, after a case that illustrated a worrying trend to cast ordinary migrants as members of human-smuggling networks. On May 21, nine men stood in a courtroom…
On Tuesday 21 May 2024, the Three Member Felony Court of Appeals of Kalamata examined the case against the ‘Pylos 9’. After a short hearing, and in accordance with the prosecutor’s proposal, the court found that the Greek State had no jurisdiction to prosecute the Pylos 9 for “participation in a criminal organisation” and “causing the shipwreck…
Our clients, nine survivors of the shipwreck off the coast of Pylos, were unjustly detained for eleven months in prisons, accused of serious crimes and stigmatized by the mainstream media, which, from the very first moment, not only failed to respect the presumption of innocence, but also published photos of them even from inside the hospital, with…
Rights groups also argue that the defendants’ right to a fair trial is compromised by ‘incomplete’ evidence. *First Published on Al Jazeera A Greek court has dismissed charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of refugees and migrants last year after a prosecutor said Greece had no jurisdiction over the site…
In mid-June 2023, more than 500 people died after the fishing boat they boarded capsized. *First Published on Al Jazeerra Athens, Greece – Nine Egyptian men accused of criminal responsibility in the Pylos shipwreck that led to the deaths of more than 550 people on June 14, 2023, will go on trial in Greece on Tuesday. The accused are…
21 Μαΐου – Δίκη των 9 της Πύλου – Καμία συγκάλυψη για το μεγαλύτερο κρατικό ρατσιστικό έγκλημα Σχεδόν έναν χρόνο μετά τη δολοφονία 600 και πλέον μεταναστ(ρι)ών από το ελληνικό Λιμενικό στην Πύλο, θα ξεκινήσει η δίκη των 9 Αιγυπτίων μεταναστών που είναι προφυλακισμένοι από την ημέρα του ναυαγίου, με κατηγορίες για παράνομη διακίνηση και πρόκληση ναυαγίου.…
*First Published on Zawia3.com Shimaa Hamdy Nine Egyptian survivors of the Adriana shipwreck face trial in Greece on human smuggling charges amidst allegations of Greek Coast Guard negligence and pushback policies. On May 21, nine Egyptians will stand trial in southern Greece on charges related to one of the largest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. The nine survivors,…
With the trial of nine defendants accused of the Pylos shipwreck of 14 June 2023 scheduled to begin on 21 May, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Greek prosecutorial authorities to drop the charges against the accused and to conduct an independent and effective investigation into the circumstances of the shipwreck. The ICJ also…
*First Published on Arab News LONDON: Human rights groups have raised concerns that the upcoming trial in Greece of nine Egyptians who survived the Pylos shipwreck in 2023 may not be fair.The nine are charged with “smuggling, aggravated by the deaths of passengers, causing a shipwreck, irregular entry, and forming and membership of a criminal organization,” with…
*First Published on Middle Eat Eye Lawyers representing the defendants say the investigation has omitted key evidence and witnesses By Katherine Hearst Mohammed** left Cairo for Libya on 28 May 2023 with his cousin. He was trying to reach Italy in the hopes of making enough money to support his three children and elderly parents. Two days later he arrived in Libya…
