“With the man, without conditions”, emphasizes Alexis Tsipras in a post on Facebook which he accompanies with a photo of him with him 15-year-old survivor of the wreck who lost his brother—“just one of the hundreds of personal stories that make up this unspeakable tragedy,” as he points out.

The president of SYRIZA PS, who earlier visited the specially designed area with the rescued migrants in the port of Kalamata, notes in his post that he persistently asked to know what happened, “how, why a foretold tragedy was not avoided”. “I have made statements concerning Europe’s responsibilities in the Immigration field, but also the disappointing and dead-end strategy that our country has chosen in recent years. But, over and above the political part, the truth itself is now overwhelmingly missing,” he says. “Unfortunately, the value of life is not the same today for all people. To the question ‘how much is a human life worth?’ comes and answers the origin, the color, the financial ability”, he adds.

“We have chosen a side,” emphasizes Alexis Tsipras, “with the human being, without conditions. And as reality becomes harsher, our stubbornness to defend equality, justice and humanity grows.”