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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Katy Fallon

New doubt thrown on Moria arson convictions on eve of appeal hearing

One woman and her child join thousands fleeing  the blaze  at the Moria camp on Lesbos, Greece, in September 2020.
The fire at the Moria camp on Lesbos in September 2020 left thousands of refugees without shelter. Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images

A new investigation has casts doubt on evidence used to imprison six Afghan teenagers over a fire that destroyed much of a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Four were sentenced to 10 years in jail for “arson with risk to endanger life” and two were given five years by a youth court. The fire reduced much of the infamous “hell on earth” Moria refugee camp to ashes in September 2020.

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