The criminologist Saviour Formosa has waded into the debate over a police report filed against the Maltese government over the deaths of migrant at seas, warning that extremist groupings could be emboldened without any solid evidence substantiating such criminal reports. Prof. Formosa said that while the Repubblika police complaint it had filed should be investigated with haste, when lacking solid evidence such complaints could end up having an adverse effect. The boat was eventually turned back to Libya by a commercial vessel, with five migrants found dead and seven others missing at sea. The current situation, where the European lack of solidarity has left all wanting, is ripe for criminal exploitation.”Formosa said that seeking to incarcerate front-liners only aided the criminal domain, not mitigate its escalation. “The department of criminology expresses its solidarity with the persons targeted in the police reports.

Source: Libya Today April 18, 2020 17:48 UTC