Greek officers denied the allegations its border guards stripped the garments off of a number of migrants who had been discovered frozen to demise close to Turkey's border on February 2, 2022.

The 12 migrants who died are the most recent in a tug-of-war between the 2 nations over asylum seekers. Turkey is a significant crossing level for migrants within the center east and migrants use Greece as a approach to enter Europe, the Related Press reported.

Within the newest incident, Turkey's Inside Minister Suleyman Soylu alleged the migrants who froze to demise had been stripped of their garments earlier than the Greek border guards compelled them to show round.

Greece's Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi mentioned the deaths had been "tragic" however denied the declare that Greek border guards had accomplished such a factor and mentioned allegations had been "false propaganda," AP reported.

Soylu posted on Twitter blurred images of the our bodies discovered on the facet of the street close to Turkey's border city of Ipsala. He mentioned the victims had been discovered with out garments and footwear and alleged that 12 of the 22 migrants discovered had been pushed again.

He added the European Union was "remediless, weak and void of humane emotions," and known as Greek border guards thugs.

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Nevertheless, Mitarachi denied the migrants had ever made it to the border and "any suggestion that they might have reached it or been pushed again to Turkey is utter nonsense," in line with AP.

The regional governor's workplace mentioned 11 of the migrants had been discovered useless, however one initially survived and was rushed to the hospital for frostbite however later died from his accidents, France24 reported.

The Greek official accused Turkey of failing to forestall migrants from making the damaging journey when trying to succeed in the border. "As an alternative of accusing others, Turkey ought to assume its obligations if we wish to stop such tragedies from occurring once more," Mitarachi mentioned in a press release, in line with AP.

Turkey incessantly accuses Greece of collaborating in unlawful migrant exercise, claiming they push again migrants to cease them from making use of for worldwide safety, AP reported. Greece denies the accusations.

Safa Msehli, a spokesperson for the Worldwide Group for Migration, mentioned the studies of migrant pushbacks at European borders are "extraordinarily regarding and ought to be investigated and motion taken," AP reported.

"We reiterate that such practices are prohibited beneath Worldwide Legislation and mustn't occur beneath any circumstances," Msehli mentioned, in line with AP. "The duty and primacy of saving lives and prioritizing the well-being and human rights of migrants are very important to the integrity of any border."

In a press release, the IMO mentioned it was "horrified" by the current migrants who froze to demise and mentioned they might contact the authorities to observe up.

This is not the primary occasion during which migrants died after allegedly being pushed again from Greece. France24 reported Turkey's coast guard rescued greater than 15,000 migrants who had been pushed again final month during which 15 migrants had died.

Greece denies violating worldwide legal guidelines and France24 reported Greece insists its doing its obligation in defending EU's southeastern borders from unlawful crossings.

Migrants Froze to Death
Greek officers denied the allegations its border guards stripped the garments off of a number of migrants who had been discovered frozen to demise close to Turkey's border on February 2, 2022. Above, Palestinian immigrants who had been pushed again by the Greek Coast Guard groups took shelter on the Sungukaya Island in Turkish territorial waters. Above, rescued refugees are attempting to remain heat on December 23, 2021, in Izmir, Turkey. Can Erok/ dia photographs/Getty Photographs