Italy considers charges over Malta’s ’shocking’ refusal to rescue migrants | Global development

Italy considers charges over Malta’s ’shocking’ refusal to rescue migrants | Global development | The Guardian
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►https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/29/italy-considers-charges-over-maltas-shocking-refusal-to-rescue-migrants
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The Italian government has confirmed that Malta’s armed forces turned a migrant boat away at gunpoint from Maltese waters, after giving them fuel and the GPS coordinates to reach Italy.

Foreign ministry condemns Valletta for not abiding by international rules and ordering stricken boat to Sicily at gunpoint
Italy considers charges over Malta’s ’shocking’ refusal to rescue migrants | Global development | The Guardian
►https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/29/italy-considers-charges-over-maltas-shocking-refusal-to-rescue-migrants
►https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f29430126da6e15f04ee2e3932fc4f6af21bebae/0_146_4715_2829/master/4715.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-ali
#migration#migrants#Covid-19#Mediterranean#Malta