Indeed, the survivors who were on board the El Hiblu ship with the three young men were only brought to testify two years into the hearings. “Malta has since strengthened its ties to the Libyan authorities, and continues to actively avoid its duty to rescue people from distress at sea,” Kretzschmar says. Even Italy has its own version of the El Hiblu case. In the El Hiblu 3 case, three teenagers were imprisoned for translating between a captain and a crew. Behind the campaign for the El Hiblu 3 is a broad local community fighting for solidarity and equality.

Source: Libya Today February 24, 2022 08:30 UTC