ROME, Jan 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Six members of Italy's police and coastguard go on trial Friday over a 2023 shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants, accused of failing to intervene on time. Four officers from Italy's Guardia di Finanza (GDF) financial crimes police and two members of the coastguard are standing trial in nearby Crotone. They are accused of involuntary manslaughter and "culpable shipwreck", a crime in the Italian penal code punishing negligent actions or omissions leading to a shipwreck. But a boat subsequently sent by the GDF police turned back due to the bad weather, and the migrant boat eventually capsized on rocks near the beach. All those on trial worked from various control centres far from the site of the shipwreck.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 30, 2026 07:15 UTC