Malta says it didn't find migrant boat in distress alerted by NGOs
1 year, 6 months ago

Malta says it didn't find migrant boat in distress alerted by NGOs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday, four rescue groups operating in the central Mediterranean accused Maltese authorities of coordinating the return of around 500 people to eastern Libya where they were subsequently imprisoned, in violation of international maritime law. Communicating by satellite phone, the migrants shared their GPS location with Alarm Phone multiple times, showing they were in international waters inside Malta’s area of search and rescue responsibility. IOM spokesperson Safa Msehli said that the migrants were taken to the Qanfouda detention center, but couldn't confirm that it was the same group of people reported by Alarm Phone.

History of this topic

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