Panos Routsi’s refugee, Turkish stance and hunger strike was mentioned by the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, speaking on ANT1’s “Good Morning Greece” show.
Referring to Donald Trump’s statement that 54% of prisoners in Greek prisons are foreigners, He emphasized: “When I was saying the same, I was called a racist. But it is a fact that the rate of crime for immigrants is much higher than the Greeks. “
Mr Plevris noted that “in the last eight months, about 28,000 immigrants arrived in our country with 12-13 thousand reaching Crete. It is now clear that while in the rest of the country, migratory flows are declining, the opposite of those starting from Libya. ” In the same context, he said that in Europe, voices are increasing to more actively address migration, stating: “Doctrine in our country for illegal immigration is a return or imprisonment.”
As he said, those who do not have a refugee profile, such as immigrants from Egypt, Bangladesh and Pakistan, have been informed, and “30% of them expressed interest in voluntary return to their countries.”
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On the postponement of the Mitsotakis -Erdogan meeting, the minister observed that “they are accused of our policy towards Turkey. But Turkey’s annoyance by the active foreign policy we pursue is evident, and this has led to the cancellation of the appointment. That means we are doing something well. “
Finally, for Panos Routsi’s hunger strike, which is linked to the tragedy of the Tempi, he said: “Anything that has to do with the tragedy of the Tempi and the demands of the victims’ families, I have the view that they should be treated with a particular sensitivity. But I do not think that any action should be done at the monument of the unknown soldier, which is a monument, a cenotaph for those who have lost their lives for their homeland. “