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........

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