The incident 'demonstrates once again the inhumane and lethal nature of the European border regime,' said counterinv.
Adrianaon the scene departed,"creating large waves in its wake that made swimming difficult and, according to survivors, further accelerated the sinking of the boat."
"Survivors recount that the HCG traveled and remained a considerable distance from their boat, directing its lights towards the people adrift in the water," Forensis noted."Numerous individuals from the migrant boat attempted to swim to the HCG boat unsuccessfully. After approximately 20-30 minutes, once the boat had completely sunk, the HCG sent a small Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat and started looking for survivors.
Forensis argued that the facts accumulated over the course of the investigation prove that the Greek coast guard"bears crucial responsibility for the shipwreck" and appears to have taken deliberate steps to"distort and manipulate evidence related to the incident and silence witness accounts."Monday, survivors gave two rounds of testimony about the wreck—one to the coast guard and one to a civil prosecutor.
"Testimonies to the coast guard by two separate survivors of different nationalities are word for word the same when describing the sinking: 'We were too many people on the boat, which was old and rusty... this is why it capsized and sank in the end,'" according to"Under oath to the civil prosecutor, days later, the same survivors describe towing incidents and blame the Greek coast guard for the sinking,"continued.
Forensis pledged to ensure that the findings of the probe are"made available to all independent bodies seeking accountability for this deadly incident—an event which demonstrates once again the inhumane and lethal nature of the European border regime."
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