According to Greek ministries, border guards have detained 92 naked migrants near the border river Evros in northeastern Greece. According to information from Athens, these should have driven from Turkey across the border to Greece. According to the Greek Ministry of Civil Protection, the incident happened on Friday.
Officials from the European border security agency Frontex are said to have stood on the Greek side of the border. Frontex initially did not confirm this. A tweet (see below) by Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis spread a photo of naked men claiming to prove the incident on Saturday.
Minister: ‘Pity for civilization’
The minister accused Turkey of sending the people across the border. Turkey’s behavior towards the 92 migrants rescued by Greek border guards on the Evros is a disgrace to civilization. Ankara is expected to investigate the incident, Mitarakis wrote.
The Greek Ministry of Civil Protection also confirmed the incident. Accordingly, Greek Border Guard police officers rescued the people “in cooperation with Frontex”. The migrants were naked and had no luggage, a statement said.
Brought across the Evros in rubber boats
Some migrants told Greek officials they had been transported to the river in three vehicles owned by Turkish authorities and placed in dinghies to cross to Greece. According to a statement from the Greek police, some people were injured. The migrants were dressed and groomed, it said.
Border fence with Turkey is currently being extended
Athens wants to close the border on the Evros River in the northeast of the country almost completely due to the increased number of illegal border crossings from Turkey. The existing 35 km border fence along the river is currently being extended by 80 km. Not only on the Evros, but also in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greek border guards had recently registered a significant increase in the number of refugees.
Source: Krone
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