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Refugee testimony challenges Frontex 'saving lives' claim

Original: (from front-LEX) "Frontex says it is 'saving lives'. But listen to David Yambio, speaking about the applicant’s reality

David Yambio, a refugee who says he was pulled back to Libya, speaks about the reality facing asylum applicants in the case FM v. Frontex, countering the agency's public claim that its operations 'save lives'. He quotes Frontex officials, including its Executive Director, insisting they are 'very committed', and contrasts that rhetoric with the experience of people intercepted and returned to Libya.

Why now: Ongoing scrutiny of Frontex's role in Mediterranean pushbacks and the FM v. Frontex case has put the agency's rhetoric under renewed criticism.

FrontexDavid YambioLibyaFM v. Frontex

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• (from front-LEX) "Frontex says it is 'saving lives'. But listen to David Yambio, speaking about the applicant’s reality in FM v. Frontex and about his own experience of being pulled back to Libya: 'Frontex officers or the Executive Director saying, "We are very committed to… · AFA@todon.nl · 15

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