Greece calls for 20-fold increase in asylum officials as campaigners accuse Turkey of expelling refugees back to SyriaSerious concerns have been raised approximately the viability and legality of the EU-Turkey refugee deal just three days before its implementation,after rights campaigners alleged that Ankara had been deporting hundreds of refugees back to Syria on a daily basis in recent weeks, and the Greek asylum service said it needed more staff to get the deal work.
In a double blow to the deal, and the most senior Greek asylum official,Maria Stavropoulou, called for a 20-fold increase in personnel – while Amnesty International alleged that unaccompanied children were among scores of Syrians illegally expelled from Turkey since January. Hours later, and the UN refugee agency again called for a halt to the deal unless Turkey could guarantee refugees’ basic rights.
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Source: theguardian.com