Greek minister resigns over death of ferry passenger allegedly pushed into sea

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis caused outrage by appearing to express sympathy for accused crew members

Greece’s merchant marine minister has resigned over the death of a ferry passenger who was allegedly forcefully pushed into the sea last week.

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis had caused outrage by appearing to express sympathy for the crew members accused of pushing him, in televised comments that the main opposition party described as “inhumane”.