The Turkish porters not only do not save the people but beat the boatmen with sticks who try to grab from their boat.
With an indisputable document of the return of migrants to Greek territorial waters by the Turkish Coast Guard, the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, responded to Erdogan’s claims that “the Greeks are drowning migrants while we save them because we are Muslims”.
In the video, Turkish port officials are seen violently pushing an inflatable dinghy full of migrants – including women and babies – away from their boat, who can be heard in the video crying heartlessly.
The porters not only do not save the people but beat the boatmen with sticks who try to grab from their boat. in order for the boat to drift into Greek territorial waters.
Footage from Turkish coastguard violently pushing forward migrants to Greece, in violation of international law and the EU joint statement. This video was filmed by a refugee who was saved by 🇬🇷. It is further proof of the instrumentalization of migration flows by 🇹🇷 #migration pic.twitter.com/sXG74VxBYo
— Notis Mitarakis (@nmitarakis) October 5, 2022
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