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Two Ukrainians Given 180 Year Prison Sentences for Refugee Smuggling in Greece

July 24th, 2018
Categories: News

Link: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201807241066626605-Ukrainians-180-Year-Prison-Sentences-Refugee/

Two Ukrainian nationals were sentenced to 180 years in prison each on Friday after they were convicted by a Greek court of charges relating to smuggling refugees.

Serhiy Shvayuk and Petro Lytvynchuk were convicted in Piraeus, Greece, after they were arrested onboard a yacht transporting 63 migrants.

The offenses included illegally crossing into a European Union country's border, endangering the lives of of passengers (as the boat was overcrowded), lacking emergency equipment and lacking a license to command the ship. Lytvynchuk's mother told the outlet that they traveled there to legally work as captain's mates on a tourist boat but were forced into transporting the migrants under threats of violence.

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