Syrian activist Sarah Mardini acquitted of migrant trafficking in Greece |
A Greek court Thursday acquitted Syrian competitive swimmer and activist Sarah Mardini, whose rescue of her sister inspired a hit Netflix film, and 23 others of migrant trafficking.
The verdict came almost a month after the start of their trial at a court on Lesbos, ending a legal ordeal for the activists since 2018.
They had been charged in the Greek island with "forming a criminal organisation" and "illegally facilitating the entry........