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Italy denounces 'hypocritical lessons' on migrants from France
2018-06-13
[PRESSTV] Italia on Tuesday said it would not accept "hypocritical lessons" from countries like La Belle France on migrants colonists, in a growing row over 629 people stranded in the Mediterranean to whom Rome refused entry.

"The statements concerning (the humanitarian ship) Aquarius that come from La Belle France are surprising ... Italia cannot accept hypocritical lessons from countries that have preferred to look the other way on immigration," the new populist government said in statement initially reported by Italian media and then confirmed by government representatives to AFP.

The government was responding to French President Emmanuel Macron accusation of "irresponsibility" over Italia's handling of the crisis.

"The Italian government has never abandoned the almost 700 people aboard the Aquarius," the statement in reply insists.

The migrants colonists saved by the Aquarius, run by French NGO SOS Mediterranee, were stuck on the overloaded ship for over 30 hours as Italia and Malta bickered over who should take them before Spain stepped in and offered the port in Valencia as a place for the migrants colonists to land in Europe.

Posted by:Fred

#3  Is it too obvious to ask the question: Why not ship them back to their port of origin?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-06-13 10:09  

#2  Wait. The ship's overloaded? The operator needs to be fined, heavily, for unsafe operation. If anything happens, the organization's management should be charged and tried.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2018-06-13 07:13  

#1  FIFY
French state people trafficker SOS Mediterranee
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-06-13 05:58  

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