Kerry humanitarian among 23 charged in Greek court with people smuggling

Mr Binder began volunteering for a search and rescue NGO in 2017, a lethal year for crossing the Mediterranean

Sean Binder stands outside a court in Mytilene port, on the island of Lesvos, Greece. File picture: AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas

The trial of a Kerry humanitarian and lawyer charged with people smuggling after trying to rescue refugees from drowning in the sea has begun what may be its final day in Lesvos, Greece.

Seán Binder, alongside 23 fellow defendants, is before the three judge Court of Appeal in Mytilene, Lesvos.