Greece should face more checks over asylum seeker treatment – EU official

Frontex human rights official says Greece needs enhanced monitoring' after claims asylum seekers being illegally expelled

Greek authorities should face more checks over how they manage asylum seekers trying to reach Europe, the lead official in charge of human rights at the EU's border agency has said.

Jonas Grimheden, fundamental rights officer at the European Border and Coastguard Agency, known as Frontex, was speaking in a rare interview following numerous allegations that asylum seekers are being illegally expelled from Greece.