The hearing has begun The Open Arms Process which is celebrated in the bunker of the Ucciardone prison in Palermo and during which the former Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini is accused of kidnapping AND refusal of official documents for delaying the disembarkation of 147 migrants in August 2019. The leader of the Northern League is present in the hall. Today, the panel, chaired by Roberto Murgia, will hear former deputy Gregorio De Falco and Maria Leone, the guardian of the minors at the time of the events.
“The only one who will stop illegal immigrants, hands off Salvini” – this is the banner that greeted Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini, at the entrance to the bunker classroom Pagliarelli prison in Palermo. The last leg of the journey to the entrance is the minister, who arrived accompanied by his escort. Outside of some League supporters and politicians. The prosecution is represented in the courtroom by deputies Geri Ferrara and Georgia Rigi. The trial has not yet begun, the minister is in the courtroom with his lawyer Julia Buongiorno.
Libyan coast guard has ‘many criminals’ and this is precisely what makes it unreliable when organizing rescue operations at sea. This was said by Commander Gregorio De Falco, head of operations at the Port Authority of Naples, testifying in Palermo at the trial of Minister Matteo Salvini over the delays in the landing of Open Arms. In response to a question from the defense, he stated that he considered some members of the Libyan coast guard to be criminals because they “were in prison in Libya” and that a place where “migrants are enslaved and women raped” cannot be considered a safe haven.
“There shouldn’t have been any policy towards these people., and not on the flesh of suffering people. When a ship rescues shipwrecked people, the captain is obligated to complete the rescue and the coastal state is obligated to welcome them. This is because a sea rescue operation ends when people are taken to a safe location, which by law must be the closest. Rescue is the part that deals with bringing people out of danger, while rescue deals with what is done before and after rescue. Providing assistance does not end at the rescue stage. That’s what the rules say.” Former M5S Senator Gregorio De Falco said this in the courtroom while continuing to testify as a witness in the Open Arms case.
Richard Gere’s presence in the courtroom is confirmed
She was confirmed for her next hearing, October 6th. testimony of actor Richard Gere, a witness for the Open Arms civic party. This was announced by lawyer Arturo Salemi today at the Open Arms trial, taking place in the bunker hall of the Pagliarelli prison in Palermo, where League leader and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini is accused of kidnapping and failure to “officially act for delaying the disembarkation when he was Minister of the Interior cases, 147 migrants in August 2019. The President of the II Criminal Division, Roberto Murgia, confirmed that the next hearing will take place on October 6, starting at 15:30, in the bunker of the Ucciardone prison in Palermo.
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