• Migrants, the Gregoretti ship with the 135 on board moors in the port of Augusta
  • Ship Gregoretti, Procura Catania asks for filing for Salvini

Share

December 18, 2019 "He abused his powers by depriving 131 migrants of personal freedom aboard the Gregoretti naval unit of the Italian coast guard at 12.35 in July 27, 2019". It is the indictment of the Catania Ministers' Court after the investigations on the former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The document of the Court of Ministers was published by the Corriere della Sera and the former minister has already replied to the news last night during an interview with Rete 4.

"Signed by the president of the court of ministers Lamantia, a member of the Democratic magistracy, is sent to the president of the Senate that Salvini would be guilty of the crime of aggravated kidnapping by abusing his powers. I risk up to 15 years in prison. I think it is a shame that a minister will be tried for having made the interest of his country, "Salvini had announced.

Salvini is accused of having "knowingly determined the illegitimate deprivation of the freedom of migrants, forced to remain in critical psycho-physical conditions on board", the judges write.

The story concerns the ship Gregoretti: the Coast Guard patrolman had been stationary in the military port of Augusta (Syracuse) from the night of July 27th with over 100 migrants aboard rescued at sea until July 31 when the go-ahead had arrived for the landing. The prosecutor in September had formalized the request for dismissal, but had nevertheless forwarded the documents to the College for ministerial crimes of the Court of Catania.

Romeo: Salvini trial? He defended country borders
"Here we go again: after the Diciotti case and, denying the opinion of the prosecutor Zuccaro who had asked for the case to be closed, the Court of Ministers of Catania again disputes the accusation of kidnapping against Matteo Salvini. who, as a minister, defended the borders of his own country, promoted a policy of legality and respect for the rules, fighting illegal immigration is, however, frankly unacceptable ". Thus stated Massimiliano Romeo, leader of the League at Palazzo Madama.