In total, the above were accused in 2018 of setting up a criminal organization, espionage and trafficking of migrants from Turkey to the Greek Territory.
Innocents Today, Tuesday, January 30, the Three-Member North Aegean Misdemeanor Appeal Court, which met in Mytilini, ruled against the 16 volunteer members of the NGO for the crime of espionage. ERCI that operated on the coast of Lesvos during the peak of the refugee-immigrant crisis.
In total, the above were accused in 2018 of setting up a criminal organization, espionage and trafficking of migrants from Turkey to the Greek Territory.
Along the way, the indictment was changed to the misdemeanor espionage charge being tried today and the trial of the case for the creation of a criminal organization, a felony charge, expected.
The court ruled that no evidence was presented during the hearing to prove the charge of espionage.
Similar to the decision of the judges was the proposal of the Prosecutor’s Office.
“We are innocent and together with us, the thousands of volunteers who passed through the islands saving human lives are also innocent,” said the acquitted Nasos Karakitsos, former operational director of ERCI, who was remanded in custody for almost 3.5 months and released after the decision was issued. by paying a financial guarantee.
Source: Skai
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