Sinking of the Adriana: the 9 Egyptians still detained in Greece

Nine Egyptians cleared by a Greek court of their involvement in the sinking of a migrant ship remain unjustly held in administrative detention days after being released, their lawyers said Monday.

A judge in the southern city of Nafplio is expected to consider a legal challenge to secure their release on Tuesday, lawyers said at a news conference in Athens. “The decision to detain them is not legal and has no justification,” said Effie Dousi, one of the lawyers.

The nine men were among 104 survivors of an overloaded trawler that sank in international waters off southwest Greece on June 14, 2023, while en route from Libya to Italy.

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