"The interior minister is gathering elements to evaluate whether to press charges against the entire Sea Watch crew for favouring illegal immigration," the ministry said. Rights group Mediterranea said the members of parliament would be "checking the psychological and physical state" of the rescued migrants, as well as gathering testimony of the violence they suffered in Libya. Salvini has insisted the Netherlands or Germany take responsibility for the vessel, which is run by the German NGO Sea Watch. Dutch Migration Minister Mark Harbers said Saturday his country "was not obligated" to find a solution, because the Sea Watch 3 had acted "of its own initiative." Migrants rescued by ships have frequently been left in limbo since Italy's anti-immigration government began turning them away last summer.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2019 11:03 UTC