Malakasa: While Pakistan detained a dozen suspects in connection with the disaster, the presumed smugglers of numerous migrants who perished in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck last week are anticipated to face manslaughter charges in a Greek court this week.
Three more bodies were found in Greece on Monday, bringing the total number of bodies found there to 81. A fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off Greece's south-west coast last week during a voyage that began in Libya and was intended to end in Italy.
There are only 104 known survivors. The semi-official Athens News Agency reported that nine suspected smugglers from Egypt who are being held in Greek custody requested and received a postponement of their arraignment hearing to Tuesday morning.
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According to one of the solicitors, his client denied being a smuggler and claimed to be a victim who had paid to be transported to Italy. Due to financial hardships, the man left his country in search of a better life in Europe, according to the attorney Athanasios Iliopoulos.
Even though it was believed that there was almost no chance of finding any additional survivors, Greece was still searching the sea on Monday. In some of the Mediterranean's deepest waters, the boat capsized.
The victims are reportedly from Egypt, Pakistan, and Syria. There may be hundreds more dead.
Greece's response to the tragedy, which occurred despite the boat being closely watched by its coast guard for several hours, has come under increasing scrutiny.
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After estimating at least 21 victims from the Koti district in the Pakistan-administrated portion of the Himalayan Kashmir region, Pakistan declared a national day of mourning on Monday. Initial investigation, according to the report, indicated that the boat was carrying about 800 people.
At least 400 people, according to other estimates, were on board. In Pakistan, 14 people have been detained on suspicion of alleged human trafficking.
On June 10, the boat is believed to have left Tobruk, a coastal city in Libya, carrying passengers. According to Greek authorities, the ship flipped and capsized about 25 minutes after its engine stalled in the early hours of June 14. They had been monitoring it for about 15 hours after receiving a warning from Italy.
According to authorities, the ship repeatedly declined Greek assistance, claiming it wanted to go to Italy.
At least twice, according to Alarm Phone, an advocacy group that was in contact with the ship, people on board begged for assistance. The group claimed that hours prior to the disaster, it had informed Greek authorities and aid organisations.
On his phone, Radwan displayed a picture of his missing brother. He stated, "I want to look for him because I can't find (his name), neither in the list of survivors nor in the hospital records of those who died.
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Syrian teenager Mohammad Hadhoud, 18, who survived the accident, and his older brother Fadi, who they had first seen through a metal barricade in the coastal city of Kalamata on Friday, had an emotional reunion on Sunday.
Mohammad ran into his brother's open arms at a migrant camp in Malakasa, close to Athens, as they both sobbed and held each other for a while. Their brother-in-law perished in the shipwreck, according to Fadi. Some people still hadn't heard about their loved ones.