Two young Afghans were sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison each for starting the fire that ravaged Greece's largest migrant camp, Moria, on the island of Lesbos in the autumn, reports TT.

The sentence was handed down after a six-hour deliberation in the court in Lesbos.

Destroyed by two subsequent fires

The Moria camp was destroyed by two subsequent fires in September last year.

Nearly 13,000 people, many of them families with children and the elderly, were forced to sleep in the open air for several days until a temporary tent camp could be set up.

The two Afghans were 17 years old when they were arrested on suspicion of arson, according to the Legal Center Lesvos, an organization that provides legal support to migrants and asylum seekers.

According to the organization, there is no credible evidence against the Afghans and the verdict will be appealed.

Another four are awaiting trial

Another four young people were arrested in connection with the fires.

They are still awaiting trial.

Moria is one of dozens of detention camps for refugees and migrants that were built in Greece after the refugee crisis, in the autumn of 2015. The camp has for years been criticized for, among other things, substandard sanitary conditions.