The merchant marine minister, George Voulgarakis, ordered an investigation into accusations that the country?s coast guard had “systematically” mistreated people trying to enter the country illegally and that it had tried to sink boats carrying them. The claims were made this week by the German-based refugee rights group Pro Asyl. Greece detains an estimated 50,000 illegal entrants each year. (NYT)
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