Decision by Greek independent asylum service to overturn deportation order throws EU-Turkey migration deal into chaos

The EU-Turkey migration deal has been thrown further into chaos after an independent authority examining appeals claims in Greece ruled against sending a Syrian refugee back to Turkey, potentially creating a precedent for thousands of other similar cases.
In a landmark case, the appeals committee upheld the appeal of an asylum seeker who had been one of the first Syrians listed for deportation under the terms of the EU-Turkey deal.
In a document seen by the Guardian, a three-person appeals tribunal in Lesbos said Turkey would not give Syrian refugees the rights they were owed under international treaties and therefore overturned the applicant’s deportation order by a verdict of two to one. The case will now be re-assessed from scratch.
The committee’s conclusion stated: “The committee has judged that the temporary protection which could be offered by Turkey to the applicant, as a Syrian citizen, does not offer him rights equivalent to those required by the Geneva convention.”

The decision undermines the legal and practical basis for the EU-Turkey deal, which European leaders had hoped would deter refugees from sailing to Europe by ensuring the swift deportation of most people landing on the Greek islands.

More here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/syrian-refugee-wins-appeal-against-forced-return-to-turkey

A Greek appeals committee has upheld an appeal by a Syrian refugee against a rejected asylum application, deeming that Turkey is an "unsafe country."
The decision could throw a recent deal between the European Union and Turkey, which foresees newly arrived migrants being returned to Turkey, into disarray if it prompts a wave of similar rulings.
The Syrian national, who arrived on the Aegean island of Lesvos from neighboring Turkey, had appealed for asylum but saw his appeal rejected and faced deportation to Turkey. However, a committee that rules on rejected asylum applications, deemed that the Syrian should not be deported as Turkey is an 'unsafe country.'
The next step is for the Syrian's asylum claim to be reexamined, a process that will likely take months.
The asylum service has examined 174 asylum applications by Syrians on the island of Lesvos. Of those, 100 were granted asylum and continued their journeys to the Greek mainland.
Those whose applications were rejected also appealed, leaving the appeals committee with dozens of cases to re-examine amid fears of the impact on the EU-Turkey deal.
In a related development, the Greek Police, in cooperation with the EU's border monitoring agency Frontex, deported 51 "irregular migrants" from Greece to Turkey. The migrants were from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Algeria and other countries.
More:  http://www.ekathimerini.com/208850/article/ekathimerini/news/greek-appeals-committee-halts-deportation-of-syrian-ruling-turkey-unsafe

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