By: Nicolaj Nielsen| euobserver.com| 5 November 2021|
Greek minister says extra border monitoring may 'break law'
Extra monitoring of possible rights abuses on Greece's borders may constitute a "rule-of-law violation", the Greek migration minister Notis Mitarachi has said - because it may not be under judicial oversight.
The comment was made on Thursday (4 November) to reporters.
It comes after a European Commission demand for Greece to create a credible and independent monitoring system to raise the alarm on any illegal pushbacks of migrants and asylum seekers, as well as other fundamental rights violations.
It also comes amid serious allegations of authorities conducting pushbacks at Greek borders since March 2020, a charge consistently denied by Mitarachi despite mounting evidence to the contrary.