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Case Dismissed: Nine Egyptians on Trial in Greece Over Pylos Shipwreck

May 21, 2024, 06:24 AM

Nine Egyptian men have gone on trial in southern Greece on May 21, accused of causing one of the Mediterranean's deadliest shipwrecks, which killed hundreds of migrants. The shipwreck occurred off the coast of Greece's Peloponnese peninsula. The legal defense team argues that Greece has no jurisdiction in the case. The trial has garnered significant attention, with rights groups questioning the process and protests occurring outside the court in Kalamata. The accused had been in detention for a year. However, a Greek judge has dismissed the case against the accused individuals from the Pylos shipwreck.