The incident of the sinking of the illegal immigration boat off the Greek coasts should not go unnoticed. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptian government should pressure the Greek public prosecutor to make the investigations public, including the attendance of representatives from the Egyptian government and the Egyptian public prosecutor's office in the investigations and trials. Transparency is crucial, especially regarding the investigations into the shipwreck in Greece, which was carrying a large number of young people intending to immigrate.

It is possible that Greece had a hand in the sinking of this boat due to its failure in the rescue operation, or at least hiding some facts. The Union of Egyptians in Europe has been following the story from the beginning and we have obtained evidence casting doubt on the Greek coast guard's narrative of the shipwreck. More than 500 people, including children, women, and men, drowned with the ship, and only 104 men survived the horrific accident. 81 bodies were recovered before being consumed by sharks.

By analyzing the movement of ships in the region, we found that the fishing boat did not move for seven or eight hours before it capsized. This contradicts the Greek official's claim that the boat was on its way to Italy and did not stop and did not need to be rescued. He denied the rope story and said it was inaccurate, and that they did indeed reach the migrant ship, but the passengers refused help.

Greek Chief Prosecutor Isidoros Ntogiakos insists on the secrecy of the investigations, and we demand the announcement of the results they have reached, just as the European Commission and the United Nations also demand.

As the Union of Egyptians in Europe, we know that we cannot prosecute states because we are a non-governmental charitable organization registered in Europe with a long, bright history. We also cannot prosecute states as individuals. The ones who can prosecute a state or put pressure on it are other states. Therefore, we look forward and request the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptian government to pressure the Greek public prosecutor to make the investigations public. Representatives from the Egyptian government and the Egyptian public prosecutor's office should be present in the investigations and trials, accusing Greece of negligence or delay in rescue operations, which led to hundreds of Egyptians drowning in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Egyptian government must also punish those who caused this disaster if they are Egyptians. Especially since we knew from the very beginning that the ship was Egyptian, owned and driven by Egyptians. We also know that the ship sailed empty from Egypt on its way to Tobruk, Libya, to take the shipment from there on its way to destruction at the bottom of the Mediterranean.

Here I pose a question: What if these poor people on this ship were not Egyptians or from the third world, but from white Europe, would the Greek government and the Greek coast guard, and European Union forces (Frontex) have treated them the same way? Or would safety procedures have been applied differently?!"