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Al Jazeera
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John Psaropoulos

Lawlessness at the border mars Greece’s reputation over migration

A police officer patrols the delta of Evros river on a boat near Alexandroupoli, along the Greece-Turkey border [File: Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP]

Athens, Greece – Greece has rejected Turkish accusations that its border guards stripped and summarily expelled 12 asylum seekers who later froze to death near its border.

“It is Turkey’s responsibility to prevent illegal departures,” said Notis Mitarakis, Greece’s migration minister, referring to a 2016 agreement between Turkey and the European Union.

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