“Turkey has a burdensome past in instrumentalizing illegal immigrants,” said the Minister of Civil Protection
The Minister of Civil Protection categorically denies Takis Theodorikakos, and the Greek policea Turkish website article about an incident with shootings against immigrants in Evros, with Mr. Theodorikakos talking about false news.
In a post on social media, Mr. Theodorikakos characteristically states that “Turkey has a burdensome past in instrumentalizing illegal immigrants. Let him finally abandon the fake news about Greek shootings in Evros “.
Turkey has a history of instrumentalizing illegal immigrants. Let him finally abandon the fake news about Greek shootings in Evros.
– Τάκης Θεοδωρικήκος (@theodorikakosp) June 13, 2022
The announcement of ELAS
Regarding reports reproduced in foreign and domestic electronic press, which refer to an incident of shooting at immigrants in the area of Evros, the Hellenic Police Headquarters announces that: the described or similar incident has never happened and therefore relevant reports are non-existent and do not correspond to reality.
ELAS notes that all its actions for the protection of the country’s borders are always based on national, EU and international law as well as respect for human rights.
