More Greek Coast Guard officers charged over 2023 illegal migrant shipwreck

Survivors and victims filed appeal

But they filed an appeal, requesting the initiation of criminal prosecution against four more officers, including the current chief of the Greek Coast Guard, saying that they were also involved in the handling of the incident, the sources said.

A coastguard spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

The prosecutor accepted their appeal bringing the total number of those indicted to 21. They were expected to be summoned by a judge to respond to the charges, the legal sources said.

(Editing by Conor Humphries)