Riots In Immigrant Prisons In Greece, 2 Police Injured Bitten By Stone

Illustration of riot police is on standby to maintain the conduciveness of the crowd. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - Riots erupted Wednesday night local time at one of the immigration detention houses in northern Greece causing 2 policemen to be injured and 30 migrants arrested.

Citing AP, Thursday, November 13, the Greek police said the immigrant detention center contained 750 migrants from various countries. Two policemen were injured after being hit by a stone and bitten in the hand were hospitalized.

Greece imposed strict policies rather than other countries in Europe for immigrants starting this summer.

The rule enables detention for up to 24 months and imposes a 2-5-year prison sentence for immigrants entering or living illegally. Under the immigration strict law, migrants who are denied asylum face mandatory prison sentences.

Clashes on Wednesday came a day after three migrants were killed and 55 others rescued near Chile Island in the south when a ship carrying them from Libya sank.

Two rescued migrants, both from Sudan, were arrested on charges of smuggling.

The arrival of migrants from Libya to the island of Creation has soared in recent months. However, Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris denied this by saying yesterday that the overall number of migrant arrivals had decreased compared to the previous year.

He defended strict Greek migration laws and voiced his support for proposals backed by other EU members to establish a special deportation center.