The EU training program “remains firm on the table to increase the capacity of the Libyan authorities to save lives at sea," Stano said. The Libyan forces used tactics "never observed before and not in compliance with (EU) training ... as well as international regulation,” said the report. A spokesman for the Libyan coast guard did not respond to AP requests for comment about that incident or the EU report. The Libyan coast guard also received satellite phones and uniforms and will get three new patrol vessels in the next two years. Last year, the Libyan coast guard picked up and returned to Libya more than 32,000 migrants, nearly triple the number for 2020.

Source: Libya Today January 25, 2022 07:49 UTC