Greece - 2012
Is there evidence of differential sentencing?
- Code:
- RED53
- Key Area:
- Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
- Strand(s):
- Racism, Discrimination
| Short Answer |
No official data available; according to studies migrants are punished much more severely than Greeks. |
| Qualitative Info |
According to the conclusions of a large-scale survey of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of Athens on 767 court cases related to narcotrafficking, foreigners are sentenced much more than Greeks: average years of sentence for Greeks, 5.21, while for foreigners, 9.18. Source: Vassilis Lambropoulos, "Court decisions on the basis of colour! Migrants are double-sentenced in relation to Greeks for the same crimes" [Σε διπλάσια χρόνια φυλάκισης καταδικάζονται οι μετανάστες σε σχέση με τους Ελληνες και μάλιστα για τα ίδια αδικήματα], To Vima, 04/07/2009.
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| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement |
| External Url | http://www.tovima.gr/politics/article/?aid=276769 |
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