"Now you will die!": Coast Guard attempt to drown asylum-seekers in Lesbos

Coast guard of Lesbos tied 12 Somali immigrants in an inflatable boat and then pierced its sides with knives in order to drown the helpless asylum seekers who were saved by passing cruise boat

Submitted by taxikipali on August 3, 2009

The Coast Guard of Lesbos Island has been accused of attempting to mass murder 12 Somali asylum seekers, amongst which one woman. According to the case, on the 5th of July an Austrian European border Frontex Helicopter spotted an inflatable boat containing the 12 immigrants off Korakas Cape in Lesbos.

Upon the arrival of the Greek Coast Guard, the helicopter left, leaving the Greek cops to arrest the 12. The Coast Guard took the 12 out of their boat, tied their hands to their necks, beat them, and put them back in the inflatable boat before piercing its sides with knives. Then they let the boat go to the open sea telling the asylum seekers in English: "Now you will die!".

Immediately the boat started getting water in, and sinking. The asylum seekers were saved from certain drowning when a British cruise boat passed by, saw them and saved them. The asylum seekers were then taken to Pagani detention camp on Lesbos from where they contacted the UN through a sympathetic lawyer. The Coast Guard adding insult to harm has called the UN law suit against them an act of provocation.

Comments

Jenni

14 years 8 months ago

In reply to by libcom.org

Submitted by Jenni on August 3, 2009

bloody hell!! :(

akai

14 years 8 months ago

In reply to by libcom.org

Submitted by akai on August 3, 2009

Unfortunately, not the first time. There was this story last year:
ttp://fortresseurope.blogspot.com/2006/01/april-2008.html

M.Janasik

14 years 8 months ago

In reply to by libcom.org

Submitted by M.Janasik on August 4, 2009

OMG :(
I hope that they will go to jail to rest of their lives...