Post to X on occasion the riot that occurred on Wednesday afternoon in the immigrant structure at Serres made on Thursday morning the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Pleurisstressing that this reaction was a result of the new law for those who are not refugees and provides for “rapid asylum review, rejection, deportation and until then detention status”.
“This is their daily life and now that they realize it they are reacting” adds Mr. Pleuris.
He notes, in fact, that “committing criminal offenses within the structures simply burdens their position and accelerates the process” to end with the message “no tolerance for illegal immigration”.
The post of Thanos Pleuris
According to the new law we passed, for those who do not have a refugee profile, the procedure is simple: rapid asylum examination, rejection, deportation. Until then, detention status. This is their daily life and now that they realize it they are reacting. The commission of criminal offenses within the…
— Thanos Plevris (@thanosplevris) November 13, 2025
30 arrests, two police officers injured
The episodes in the structure immigrants in the Key of Sintiki broke out at noon on Wednesday (12/11) when 235 migrants threw down a part of the fence and set fire to clothes. According to reports, the migrants who tore down the fence were pushed back inside by police and set fire to clothing in the courtyard of the structure which did not expand. The officers proceeded to 30 arrests for the uprising, mainly by immigrants from Bangladesh and Egypt. It is noted that 3 of the 30 arrested are also accused of attempted escape, as they tried to escape during the incidents.
During the riot, one policeman was injured by a stone and one was bitten during the arrest.
A case file is being filed for the case, while it is expected to be checked