The Italian Coast Guard said
Tuesday that the rescue of around 100 migrants by the Italian
ship Asso 28, which then reportedly took the asylum seekers back
to Libya, "took place under the coordination of the Libyan Coast
Guard, which managed the whole operation".
A member of the leftwing LeU party on Monday expressed
concern that the failure to take the migrants rescued from a
dinghy to Italy could have amounted to a breach of international
law.
The Italian section of UN refugees agency UNHCR said Tuesday
that it was looking at the case.
"We are collecting all the necessary information about the
case of the Italian ship #AssoVentotto, which reportedly took
back 108 people rescued in the Mediterranean to #Libya," UNHCR
Italia said via Twitter.
"Libya is not a port of safety and this act could be a
violation of international law".
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