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Libya Court Suspends Italy Deal on Tackling Migration
[AnNahar] A Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... court has suspended a deal between Libya and Italia to limit irregular migration to Europe, the unity government's justice ministry said. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and his Libyan counterpart Fayez al-Sarraj signed the deal in February to tackle people smuggling through the North African country. Italia pledged money, coastguard training and equipment to assist the U.N.-backed government in efforts to address Europe's biggest migrant crisis since World War II. But an appeals court in Tripoli this week suspended implementation of the deal, the justice ministry said Thursday. "The justice ministry of the Government of National Accord confirms that the court is still examining the issue in order pending a ruling, and that no final judgment has been issued," it said. The GNA is not recognized by Libya's parliament, which backs a rival administration in the country's east. The Tobruk-based parliament on February 8 declared the Italia deal "null and void." It argued the GNA had "no legal status in the Libyan state" as it had not been approved by parliament. European leaders have ramped up efforts to curb migration from Libya amid a sharp rise in the number of people trying to cross. One year after a controversial deal with ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... to stop Human rights groups fiercely oppose the plan, saying they are concerned about mistreatment of Smugglers have taken advantage of lawlessness in Libya since the 2011 fall of strongman Muammar Qadaffy ...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland and was then murdered by his indignant subjects 42 years later... to establish the country as a major people trafficking route. Most The Spanish group Pro-Activa Open Arms said some 250 African Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-26 |
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