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There are 161 citizens of Ukraine are now imprisoned in Greece, 112 of them are imprisoned on charges of smuggling of migrants, the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova stated.
The Ombudsperson posted this on her Facebook page.
«There are many Ukrainians in Greek prisons. Our citizens are being deceived into working on cruise liners and yachts, and then are forced, under penalty of death, to smuggle illegal migrants across the sea to Europe,» – Denisova said.
The Ombudsperson added, that criminal groups recruit low-income Ukrainians for such illegal work.
Denisova stressed, that in Greece prisons, detainees’ rights are violated. In particular, translators do not speak Ukrainian or Russian at a sufficient level, so detainees cannot provide proof of their innocence, communicate with a lawyer and find out the details of the case.
«According to available information, there are 161 Ukrainians in prisons in Greece, 112 of them are imprisoned on charges of transporting illegal migrants,» – Denisova stated.
In this regard, Denisova appealed to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, for cooperation in releasing Ukrainians from the prisons of Greece.
As The Journalist reported, the lawyer of Ukrainians, who transported migrants, plans to appeal the sentences.
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