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A Greek court dismissed charges against nine Egyptian men linked to a devastating 2022 migrant shipwreck in international waters, citing lack of jurisdiction. The disaster, one of the deadliest in the Mediterranean, claimed around 500 lives. Human rights advocates have questioned the Greek investigation's integrity.
The trial of nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants off Greece last year began amid protests on Tuesday in the city of Kalamata.
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United Nations says about 500 more people on board died in one of the deadliest boat accidents in the Mediterranean
A Greek court dismissed charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants off Greece, citing lack of jurisdiction. The overcrowded boat from Libya capsized in June 2022, leading to one of the deadliest accidents in the Mediterranean Sea. Survivors blame a failed Greek coastguard rescue attempt.
A judge has dismissed a case for conviction against nine Egyptian men over the worst migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean for over a decade, amid questions from human rights groups challenging the integrity of the trial.