Greece plans temporary migrant detention centers on Crete amid surge in arrivals

Greece will acceptable up two temporary migrant detention centers connected the land of Crete to header with a spike successful arrivals from North Africa, officials said, contempt tougher migration laws introduced earlier this year.

The determination followed a gathering betwixt Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Crete Regional Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis successful Athens. Mitsotakis had hinted astatine such facilities during a parliamentary statement successful July, drafting disapproval from section officials.

No details were fixed connected the location, capableness oregon backing of the planned centers.

A makeshift reception ιστοσελίδα successful Agyia, successful Crete’s Hania region, has been under dense strain aft taking successful much than 1,000 radical implicit the weekend, including 570 who landed connected the small islet of Gavdos connected September 14-15. The site, an accumulation center, saw clashes precocious Tuesday, with reports citing disputes implicit nutrient and demands by some migrants to leave.

With nary timeline for transfers to mainland facilities, section authorities accidental the situation is becoming unsustainable. 

“There is besides a occupation with the unit successful complaint of guarding them, the seashore defender officers and the police. We cannot person 1,000 radical and lone 5 officers to defender them,” Arnaoutakis said.