An Italian judge ruled on Tuesday that the captain of a charity ship had not bro...
AGRIGENTO, Italy - An Italian judge ruled on Tuesday that the captain of a charity ship had not broken the law by crashing through a naval blockade, saying that by bringing rescued migrants to port she was carrying out her duty to protect life.
Rackete had faced up to 10 years in prison on possible charges of endangering the lives of four policemen for hitting a patrol boat at the quay as she brought some 41 African migrants to land in the Sea-Watch rescue vessel. “I am indignant, I am disgusted, but I will not give up,” Salvini said in a statement saying he had expected much more robust action by the Italian justice system and promising to expel Rackete from the country as soon as possible.The controversy over Rackete’s actions has dented relations between Italy on the one side and Germany and France on the other, and highlighted Europe’s continued failure to adopt coherent immigration norms.
Germany has asked Rome to release Rackete, while France, which has fraught relations with Italy’s populist leaders, accused its neighbor of acting “hysterically” over immigration. It was the latest in a line of tough measures imposed by Salvini since he took office a year ago, which have led to a decline in new arrivals. Just 2,784 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean so far this year, according to official data, down 83% on the same period in 2018 and down 97% on 2017 levels.
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