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In new migrant standoff, Italy's Salvini blocks two NGO boats | |
2019-08-14 | |
[AlAhram] Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he was working to prevent two rescue ships operated by French and Spanish charities from bringing more than 500 The Ocean Viking, which is run by French non-governmental groups (NGOs) Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranee, has picked up some 356 Both vessels are in the central Mediterranean, within easy sailing distance of the Italian island of Lampedusa and are seeking a safe port to disembark the mainly African But Salvini, the leader of the far-right League who has seen his popularity in Italia soar since he took office last year and launched a fierce anti-immigration crackdown, said on Tuesday the boats were not Rome's problem. "I am at work in the ministry this morning to prevent more than 500 "I will let you know how this ends. I will not give up." Earlier this month, Salvini introduced a new law hiking fines for ships that enter Italian waters without authorisation to up to 1 million euros ($1.12 million). It also provides for the arrest of captains who ignore orders to stay away and calls on naval authorities to seize their boats automatically. Buoyed by his success in the polls, Salvini is looking to trigger an early election in the autumn by bringing down the Italian government, confident he would emerge as prime minister from any new vote. As such, a high-profile clash with foreign charities will bolster his anti-migrant credentials. Salvini said Libya had offered to take back the Italia has taken in more than 600,000 boat
Latest figures say 4,265 | |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#5 If ever there was a case for humanitarian use of limpet mines, it is now. Save the planet's carbon profile. Sink hundreds of methane producers today ! The cows we need. |
Posted by: Dron66046 2019-08-14 11:30 |
#4 Sink them. Idiots will get the hint. |
Posted by: Woodrow 2019-08-14 09:27 |
#3 NGO Nonce Globalist Org. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-08-14 07:52 |
#2 two NGO boats, one French and one Spanish The solution is nearby. Call Luigi's Towing. |
Posted by: Elmosh Cheaque8940 2019-08-14 07:32 |
#1 If NGOs are the agents, let them land and put the captain in jail for 10 years. See how many takers they get after that. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-08-14 07:16 |