Government’s willingness to tighten the framework for dealing with illegal migration pointed out Sevi Voloudaki Speaking to ERT about the bill being discussed in Parliament and introduces prison sentences for those who live illegally in the country. At the same time, he supported the necessity of medical examinations to identify the real age of asylum seekers, revealing that “white hair immigrants declared minors”
Commenting Foreign media reports On adoption of “tramping policies”, the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Asylum argued that “what we do is implement the implementation of a more rigorous immigration policy. We need to protect our borders and protect our sovereign rights ”while noting that the amendment to suspend asylum to those who enter the Libya And the coasts of North Africa “was deemed necessary as more than 4,000 people came to Crete since the beginning of July … We had a landing. After the amendment the flows were reduced to Crete to 400 people from early August. “
“OR amendment he did. We had results. Passed the message to traffickers And this is measurable as flows decreased by 80%, “he said
At the same time, Ms Voloudakis also referred to the Joint Ministerial Decision on the medical intersection of the migrant’s minority, noting that “the exams that were predicted to date, namely psychological and social criteria, added the X -ray examination that shows more accurately. real age” The deputy minister said the provision was deemed necessary as “we met many incidents in which immigrants declared minors although they were obviously older. That is, you even saw white hair, etc. asking them how old you are and to argue that they are 16 – 17 years old. Why? Because they knew that the status of minority would have a different treatment. So it was necessary to protect those who are really minors and not abuse. “