(AP) The EU’s top migration official confirmed Wednesday that she retains confidence in the embattled head of Frontex, amid pressure on the bloc’s border and coastguard agency for an independent investigation of allegations it was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants.
Asked whether she still has confidence in Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri, European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said simply “yes,” without elaborating.
Frontex has come under the spotlight over a media investigation which alleges that video and other publicly available data suggest the agency’s “assets were actively involved in one pushback incident at the Greek-Turkish maritime border in the Aegean Sea.”
