Two Sudanese men face court in Greece after at least 22 people die off Crete coast

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after six days adrift in boat from Libya Two Sudanese men, believed by Greek authorities to have been behind a smuggling operation in which 22 people were “systematically” thrown overboard after succumbing to days without food or water at sea, have been ordered to appear before a…

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• Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after six days adrift in boat from Libya Two Sudanese men, believed by Greek authorities to have been behind a smuggling…
• Accused of illegally trafficking scores of would-be migrants into the south-eastern European country from Libya, the duo were given 48 hours to prepare to testify before an investigating magistrate…
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• Accused of illegally trafficking scores of would-be migrants into the south-eastern European country from Libya, the duo were given 48 hours to prepare to testify before an investigating magistrate…
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Why it matters

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• Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after six days adrift in boat from Libya Two Sudanese men, believed by Greek authorities to have been behind a smuggling…
• Accused of illegally trafficking scores of would-be migrants into the south-eastern European country from Libya, the duo were given 48 hours to prepare to testify before an investigating magistrate…