“Indeed, as they said, they were advised to contact NGOs and humanitarian organizations and received assurances that Greece would save them” government sources report – The chronicle of the incident in Evros
The organized plan based on which the turkish gendarmerie “push” illegal immigrants to Greece, even with the threat of violence as mentioned by Notis Mitarakis, explained government sources, citing testimonies from the migrants themselves. They even stated that the immigrants “received advice which NGOs and humanitarian organizations will they contact.” “In recent days, there has been increased pressure at the border,” it is emphasized.
The chronicle of the incident in Evros
In particular, the government sources report, yesterday 15.08.2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., posts were made by various people on social media that the group of irregular migrants who were said to be trapped for a week on an islet of Evros which is outside the Greek territory, they reached the banks of the river from the side of the Greek Territory. From the post it appears that the individuals had moved from an area outside the Greek borders and “are now in 100% Greek territory. They crossed the river and are on the banks of the Greek side”.
Furthermore, from the metadata traces of their mobile phones, as it emerged from the specific misleading posts, it appeared that they were on the Greek shores and heading north. Immediately, the Hellenic Police, the Greek army and the other competent agencies were mobilized to look for them at the scene.
However, the group of 38 informal migrants was at a distance of about 4 kilometers to the south, near the village of Lavara. They were spotted by a drone at 17.15, together with the boat they used for their transportation, which we do not know was found in their possession.
At the point where they were located, the vegetation is particularly dense and for this reason a land search operation was organized. At 6:30 p.m., the individuals were located by police officers from the Didymoteicho Police Department
As specified, none of the 38 identified his life was not in danger and they were all removed from the scene with the help of the police. An ambulance station was called at the same time and a pregnant woman was taken as a precaution in order to be transferred to Didymoteicho General Hospital. Police searched for a child who was allegedly stung by a scorpion, according to posts made on social media by various people. None of the children identified required hospitalization or first aid, nor did any of them have symptoms of fever, and they were all taken, together with their parents, to a temporary shelter.
What the immigrants themselves say
The informal migrants themselves, during the preliminary interrogation, claimed that they were part of a larger group and were arrested by the Turkish authorities and, refusing to return to Syria, were transferred to a detention center in Edirne, where, according to their claims, hundreds of other migrants are located. 2 weeks ago, the military gendarmerie of Turkey he transported them in small vans to the Turkish bank of the river Evros. There were some Arabic speakers – probably smugglers – who put them in inflatable boats and took them to an island in the river.
It follows from their claims that the process of moving to Greece is organized and carried out by the Turkish gendarmerie. In fact, as they said, they received advice to contact NGOs and humanitarian organizations and they received assurances that Greece would save them.
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