Επαναπροώθηση ΛΣ-ΕΛΑΚΤ Λέσβος 16/8/2020 (2)

Aristotelis Tokatlidis
  • Date of incident: 16-8-2020
  • Location: Lesvos Island
  • Law enforcement involved: Greek Coast Guard
  • Number of people pushed back: 17
  • Nationalities: Turkish
  • How many had documents for sure: –
  • Demographics (women, children, etc): 4 children involved
  • Method of expulsion: The sea police stopped their boat 3 km off Lesvos Island in the north this morning, pointed their guns to the group, and pulled them to Turkish waters.
  • Documenting organisation: euronews Türkçe
  • Description: The sea police stopped their boat 3 km off Lesvos in the north this morning, pointed their guns to the group, and pulled them to Turkish waters.

Zübeyir Koçulu

@zubeyirkoculu

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Aug 16

The Greek coast guard allegedly pushed a group of 17 Turkish asylum seekers, including four children, back to Turkey in the Aegean. The sea police stopped their boat 3 km off Lesvos in the north this morning, pointed their guns to the group, and pulled them to Turkish waters.

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Zübeyir Koçulu

@zubeyirkoculu

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16 Αυγ

The group shared the moment the police pulled their boat to Turkey. They were subsequently collected and detained by the Turkish coast guard. Local sources claim three boats carrying Turkish nationals have been pushed back in the last two days off Lesvos and Chios.

[video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B1Oo33CKAk&ab_channel=PanayoteDimitras ]