Court rejected criminal-organisation framing for rescue coordination: The presiding judge said an internet communication group could not be regarded as a criminal organisation and said waiting to rescue a human life could not be considered facilitation of illegal entry.

Prosecutor said evidence did not establish criminal liability: Prosecutor Dimitris Smyrnis recommended acquittal, saying no independent basis establishing the defendants’ criminal liability had been demonstrated.

Amnesty International urged protection of humanitarian solidarity: Eve Geddie said the decision should send a signal that solidarity, compassion and defending human rights should be protected and celebrated, not punished.