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Italy forced to pay Sea Watch despite illegal docking with migrants in Lampedusa
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A court in Palermo has ruled that the Italian government must pay 76,000 euros in compensation to the German NGO Sea Watch, the organization said on Wednesday. The Sea Watch 3 ship docked in Italy in 2019 without permission from authorities, who blocked it from landing for two weeks. The decision has angered Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni.
Judicial Activism or Justice? Italy Must Pay for Protecting Its Borders
A court in Palermo has ordered the Italian state to pay €76,000 in compensation to the German NGO Sea-Watch for the 2019 seizure of its vessel, the Sea-Watch 3, prompting fury from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and reigniting tensions over migration policy and judicial activism. The ruling concerns the dramatic events of June 2019, when the Sea-Watch 3 docked at Lampedusa in defiance of a government ban after spending two weeks at sea with dozen…
Payment to Rescue Organization - Prime Minister Meloni Criticises Court Ruling on German "Sea Watch"
Italian Prime Minister Meloni has criticised the court ruling that the Italian state should compensate the German sea rescue organization "Sea Watch". Meloni explained that the decision makes her speechless.
Rome, 19 Feb © If you thought that seeing the ports of Italy open to those who deliberately entered as a clandestine in a sovereign state had represented the lowest point of legality, justice, logic, ethics and dignity of the nation, you are mistaken. The same judges of the Court of Palermo who were able to institute a judicial process at the time Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini condemned Italy to compensate the NGO Sea Watch with sevent…
Because the state had confiscated a ship from the aid organization Sea-Watch, a court granted the organization 76 000 euros. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is outraged.
The court of Palermo gives reason to Sea Watch that it has contested the months of stop after Carola forced the Italian block. Meloni furious: "The magistrates reward who boasts not to comply with the law?"More than 76.000 euro of compensation for the detention ordered against the ship Ong that in June 2019 forced a ban of the yellow-green government and entered into port in Lampedusa with 43 migrants on board, spurning a ship from war of the Gu…
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