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An Afghan refugee who spent nearly three years in prison after being wrongfully accused of trafficking migrants was awarded thousands of euros in damages, his lawyers said on Tuesday.

Akif Rasuli spent more than two years behind bars after being accused of people smuggling

An Afghan refugee, Akif Rasuli, who endured nearly three years of imprisonment in Greece on wrongful charges of migrant trafficking, has been granted a significant monetary award in damages, according to his legal representatives. Rasuli, aged 25, was detained upon his arrival in Greece in 2020 and accused of piloting a dinghy that landed on…

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Yesterday, 8 December 2022, the twice postponed appeal trial of Amir Zahiri and Akif Razuli took place in Mytilini, Greece.

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Second adjournment prolongs agony of Afghans Amir Zahiri and Akif Rasuli, serving 50-year prison terms for piloting a migrant boat

Two Afghan men jailed for 50 years who say they were forced by traffickers to drive boats among many asylum seekers sentenced for people smuggling