The German captain of a rescue ship, who was arrested for forcing her vessel into an Italian port with dozens of migrants aboard, will be released without charge, an Italian news agency reported
An Italian judge ruled on Tuesday that Carola Rackete had not broken the law when she refused to obey warships attempting to keep her away from docking on the Italian island of Lampedusa last weekend.Rackete defied an order from Rome that blocks migrant ships from coming ashore when she brought 40 migrants aboard the Sea-Watch vessel into port."We are relieved our captain is free!" German charity Sea-Watch said in a post on Twitter.
Under Salvini, Italy shuttered its ports to migrant rescue vessels in June 2018. And, earlier this month, it adopted a decree that could see ships docking without authorization face fines of up to $57,000. Italy's Interior Ministry said in a statement earlier this week that the Sea-Watch 3 would receive a fine between 20,000 and 50,000 euros and be confiscated.Salvini has also pledged to expel Rackete from Italy, saying on Facebook that she was a danger to national security.
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