Catania Judge Iolanda Apostolico has
rejected another order for four Tunisian migrants to be held at
a pre-removal centre in the Sicilian port town of Pozzallo in a
move that is set to reignite a row about her decisions, sources
said on Wednesday.
Apostolico recently came under heavy fire after a overturning a
detention order against four other Tunisian nationals on the
grounds that government legislation is alleged illegitimate.
Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini's League
subsequently posted a video showing Apostolico at a protest
demonstration in Catania in 2018 against the closed-ports policy
he introduced as interior minister that year and calling for the
immediate disembarkation of hundreds of rescued migrants and
refugees being kept onboard the coast guard ship Diciotti.
The League said the video showed that the judge was biased.
On Sunday another judge rejected six other detention orders.
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