Palestinian human rights activists Ibrahim al-Abadela has affirmed that the Palestinian young men who managed to enter Greece in pursuit of a better life in Europe are being exposed to torture maltreatment and humiliation.
In remarks published by al-Resalah Net website Abadela said that about 1800 Palestinian young men are held in very harsh conditions in detention centers in Athens.
“There is a belief that whoever enters Greece will find a paradise but this is a wrong belief that has caused disasters for many young people and many Palestinian families who came from Gaza” the activist pointed out.
He affirmed that the Palestinian young men in Athens detention centers are exposed to physical assault and maltreatment by Greek police officers.
He also said that some of the young men who lived in Athens in very inhumane conditions were sent back to Turkey by the Greek authorities.
Many Palestinian young people used Greece as a transit station from Turkey to the European continent and risked their lives in Mediterranean waters.
According to Abadela human rights reports documented the death of 18 young men from Gaza within the Greek territorial waters during the last two years while there is still no information about the number of those who drowned in international waters.
