Court throws out case against Egyptians accused of causing shipwreck disaster
The incident involved the capsizing of the Adriana, an ageing fishing trawler suspected of carrying up to 750 migrants from Libya to Italy.
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The incident involved the capsizing of the Adriana, an ageing fishing trawler suspected of carrying up to 750 migrants from Libya to Italy.
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A group of Egyptians jailed for nearly a year pending trial for a deadly shipwreck were released from jail Wednesday, a day after a Greek court threw out the case against them on grounds that it had no jurisdiction to try it.
More than 600 people died in the worst migrant shipwreck in a decade
Nine Egyptian nationals face trial today at a court in Kalamata, southern Greece, charged with smuggling offenses linked to one of the deadliest migrant sinkings in recent years.