The Greek government will require migrants with rejected asylum claims to wear ankle monitors to accelerate deportations, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris announced Monday on state-run ERT radio. The measure, part of reforms criminalizing noncompliance with deportation orders, is set to take effect by year-end.
The regulations, to be submitted to parliament next month, follow a delay caused by increased migrant arrivals from Libya to Crete. Migrants will face a 30-day compliance period post-rejection, enforced by electronic monitoring, with mandatory jail terms for noncompliance. A €2,000 ($2,300) deportation bonus is also under consideration for voluntary compliance.
Greece’s conservative government has faced criticism from the Council of Europe and human rights groups for its stringent migration policies, including a recent ban on asylum claims for sea arrivals from North Africa.
Source: AP