Trial of Irish humanitarian accused of people smuggling under way in Greece

Kerry lawyer Seán Binder is one of 24 defendants charged over efforts to save refugees off the Greek island of Lesvos in 2018

Seán Binder and his mother outside court on the island of Lesvos in November, 2021. Mr Binder is one of 24 aid workers and volunteers who face trial over their efforts to save refugees in the Mediterranean. File picture: Manolis Lagoutaris/AFP

All evidence heard in the first day of the trial of a Kerry lawyer for alleged people smuggling after  he tried to rescue refugees from drowning in the Mediterranean supports his innocence, his lawyer said.

Seán Binder is one of 24 defendants charged over efforts to save refugees off the Greek island of Lesvos in 2018.