The Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, announced the revocation of a Bangladeshi national’s residence permit and the initiation of deportation proceedings, following a video post in which he called on undocumented immigrants to come to Nafplio, claiming that “no one is monitoring them.”

The incident prompted the Greek Police to intervene; they identified the foreign national and filed charges against him.

Watch the video of the foreign national’s statements in Nafplio:

“We’re in Nafplio, 150 km from Athens, for work. Those without papers shouldn’t worry—you can stay in these parts for 50 years; the police aren’t going to come.”

A Bangladeshi national, a middleman who advises, welcomes people, and closes deals—he sums up their mindset https://t.co/Yt9qtPizBo pic.twitter.com/Crw8yVJBSF

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According to the minister’s statements, this is a foreign national with a valid residence permit who allegedly used social media to call on migrants to enter the country illegally and travel to Nafplio. Mr. Plevris stated that such videos “spread fake news” and are exploited by human trafficking networks to convince illegal migrants to come to the European Union.

“A foreign national with a valid residence permit is using a post to urge migrants to enter Nafplio illegally because no one is checking them. These specific videos spread fake news and are used by human-trafficking rings to convince undocumented migrants to come to the EU,” the Minister of Migration and Asylum noted.

Thanos Plevris noted that the foreign national in question had been identified by the police and that charges had been filed against him. At the same time, as he announced, he instructed the relevant authorities to revoke his residence permit and initiate deportation proceedings, in accordance with the new provisions of the Immigration Code.

This case falls under the stricter framework that the Ministry of Migration and Asylum is seeking to implement in cases which, according to the government, are linked to encouraging illegal migration flows or to the dissemination of misleading content that could be exploited by human trafficking networks. Staying in the country also entails specific obligations.

Plevris’s statement comes at a time when the government is placing particular emphasis on returns, deportations, and combating human trafficking networks, with the ministry emphasizing as its central policy that illegal entry and aiding it cannot go unpunished. In the case of Nafplio, the minister’s political message is that even legally residing foreigners may face revocation of their residence permits and deportation, if they engage in actions deemed detrimental to public order.

Source: Proto Thema