Police and Coast guard violence against migrants

Alert DateAugust 1, 2010 Country: Greece Address: Aghios Panteleimonas, Athens General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Asylum seekers Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Nigerian
Victims Gender Male, Female
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 16
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Greek
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 18-25
Perpetrators Number 3
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

A Nigerian family was ill-treated during a municipal police control in the Athens centre, while two coast guards have repeatedly mugged irregular immigrants in Patras. Police investigation revealed that two (2) coast guards had mugged a group of migrants in Patras. Prentending to be police officers, the coast guards  attacked thirteen (13) migrants, living in a foreigners temporary camp in Marina (Patras), threatened them with guns and knives, stolen 300 euros and three (3) mobile phones and tied them up with plastic handcuffs.
 

Source:

Rizospastis, Αστυνομική βία σε βάρος οικογένειας μεταναστών, 03.08.2010, http://www2.rizospastis.gr/wwwengine/story.do?id=5776833&publDate=3/8/2010

Skai, 19.10.2010, http://www.skai.gr/news/greece/article/154481/limenikoi-katigoroydai-oti-listeyan-metanastes-/

Ethnos, Λιμενικοί λήστευαν μετανάστες στην Πάτρα, 20.10.2010, http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=11424&subid=2&pubid=38682965