Impounded Sea Watch rescue vessel released in Italy 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA charity rescue vessel run by Germany’s Sea-Watch, impounded last month by Italian prosecutors as part of a probe into aiding illegal immigration, was released Saturday and given permission to sail. We have received formal notification of the ship’s release from confiscation and its subsequent return to operations,” Sea Watch said on Twitter. The Dutch-flagged vessel was impounded on May 20 after rescuing migrants off Libya and bringing them to Italy, where interior minister Matteo Salvini of the far-right League had warned the ports were closed. The rescue infuriated Salvini, whose popularity has soared thanks largely to his hardline migration policy.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 01, 2019 14:48 UTC