Evros: Arson suspects released
The first four of 13 migrants who are being prosecuted for attempted arson in Evros, northeastern Greece, despite being targeted by a local vigilante were released without restrictions on Saturday by a Thessaloniki court.
The remaining nine are expected to enter a plea on Monday.
They have been accused of arson by three local men who locked them up in a trailer a few days after a major wildfire broke out in the area.
The ringleader of the vigilantes decided to take the law into his own hands and forced the 13 migrants into a cage, recording the process on video and calling them “pieces.” He was helped by the two other suspects. All three are on house arrest pending their trial.
