{"id":521306,"date":"2023-01-17T10:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=521306"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:25:34","slug":"charges-against-sarah-mardini-dismissed-by-greek-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/charges-against-sarah-mardini-dismissed-by-greek-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges Against Sarah Mardini Dismissed by Greek Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charges Against Sarah Mardini Dismissed by Greek Court<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sarah Mardini,<\/strong> an activist and the sister of Refugee Olympic Team swimmer Yusra Mardini,<\/strong> had charges against her in Greece dismissed by a court last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mardini and two dozen other aid workers had charges, which included espionage, dropped against her on Friday. The court on the Greek island of Lesbos issued the ruling on procedural grounds, saying that the government had not properly translated files in presenting evidence. There is a chance that charges could be refiled, though a statute of limitations on many are set to expire next month.<\/p>\n

Mardini and others faced up to eight years in prison for work she did as part of non-governmental organizations aiding refugees from the Middle East landing in Greek shores. The charges had been decried by many international bodies, including the United Nations\u2019 human rights office and Amnesty International, as trumped up scare tactics aimed at discouraging immigration to Greece and at intimidating those who would provide aid.<\/p>\n

Mardini posted on social media hailing the decision to exclude the \u201cerror-ridden indictment.\u201d But felony charges remain, with longer statutes of limitations, that the government could refile, meaning the defendants remain in limbo until the Greek government decides to act.<\/p>\n

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