What lies behind Greece's brutal treatment of migrants?

The recent reports by human rights groups and investigative journalism documenting the horrific practices of Greek security authorities against helpless migrants in an attempt to push them back were not the first. Such illegal and inhumane practices have been extensively exposed over the past decade, yet they continue unabated. The latest investigation by the BBC, published a few days ago, has uncovered a particularly disturbing dimension; Greek security has been recruiting migrants themselves to act as masked “mercenaries,” violently pushing back and assaulting other migrants across the land borders with Türkiye.