(ANSA-AFP) - KALAMATA, MAY 21 - A court in Greece on Tuesday
dismissed the charges against nine suspects in one of the
Mediterranean's worst migrant shipwrecks, saying it did not have
jurisdiction to try the case. The rusty and overloaded trawler
Adriana sank on the night of June 13 to 14, 2023, carrying more
than 750 people, according to the United Nations. Only 82 bodies
were found. Nine suspects -- who were among the 104 survivors --
had faced charges including negligent homicide, participating in
a criminal organisation and facilitating illegal entry into the
country. The men, aged 21 to 37 years old, have spent the past
11 months in pre-trial detention and would have faced life
imprisonment if convicted. The defence team argued that a Greek
court cannot try the case as the accident occurred in
international waters. The state prosecutor accepted the defence
argument earlier on Tuesday, leading the court to drop the
charges against the men. (ANSA-AFP).
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