The Sea-Watch organization filed a complaint in Agrigento, Sicily, against the Libyan Coast Guard for trying to kill 63 migrants at sea. Facts go back to June 30 and were filmed by aid workers. After the violence at sea, the legal puzzle.
as reported from Rome, Anne Tréca
Can the Italian judiciary prosecute the Libyan coastguards for a crime committed in the maritime rescue zone entrusted to the Maltese? This is the question that the Agrigento Public Prosecutor’s Office asked its regulators.
To substantiate its complaint, the German NGO Sea-Watch submitted the video, which was published six days ago on social networks. The film is taken from a plane. It shows a Libyan coastguard star attacking a migrating boat sailing towards Italy, trying to drive it, firing cannons – bullet holes can be seen in the water – and throwing projectiles, says Sea. -Watch.
The prosecutor’s office in Agrigente had during its time refused to be prosecuted Carola Rackete, the captain of the Sea-Watch who forced a port in Italy. He is known for being sensitive to the issue of beating people crossing the Mediterranean. If he gets the green light from Rome, he will not let go. Especially since the star in question would have been according to Sea Watch that Italy offered the Libyan Coast Guard 4 years ago.
The word is now over to the lawyers. The public is warned. The video taken by Sea-Watch is cool.
The 63 migrants targeted by the Libyan military have finally arrived on the island of Lampedusa.
Yesterday, #Seabird witnessed a brutal attack by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard deep inside the Maltese SAR zone. Our video shows: Shots were fired in the direction of the boat, the so-called Libyan Coast Guard tried to fall on the boat several times and threw objects at people. pic.twitter.com/0C2YSmcPoO
– Sea-Watch International (@seawatch_intl) July 1, 2021
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