A father has been relieved of the responsibility of risking the life of a six-year-old child by boat from Turkey to Greece. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison. A Greek court handed down the verdict on Wednesday.
The English version of Kathemirini, a daily newspaper in the Greek capital Athens, made the announcement on Thursday.
On November 8, 2020, the child drowned while going to Greece from Turkey with his father. His body was found the next day on a beach far from the scene. There were 24 passengers in that boat.
The Afghan national left his country and moved to Turkey to give his son a better and better future. Raising the boy there. But his application for asylum was rejected twice in a row. It is said that his son will not be able to attend school in Turkey. He then set out for Greece.
Hafeez, who was looking for his son after the accident, was met by the police at 6 in the morning. He told the police everything about the incident. By the time her son was found that morning, it was too late. He was no longer on this earth. The baby was lying next to an unconscious pregnant woman. A few days later, the woman gave birth in a hospital on the island.
In addition to this father, there was also a case against one of the passengers on this tour, who was driving a dinghy. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sailing. However, the court ruled that he was not a trafficker.
Hafez's lawyer in Greece, Dimitris Chaulis, said Hafez was the first to be prosecuted for the death of an asylum seeker's child in a shipwreck.
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