His populist government brands the charities whose rescue vessels ply the southern Mediterranean as do-gooders essentially fostering the traffickers’ business. A day earlier, Sicilian prosecutors had already put her under investigation for allegedly aiding illegal immigration and entering Italian waters against the orders of the Italian authorities. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWSpeaking to reporters via Skype after entering Italian waters, she said she knew the risks. Her actions have gained her a following on social media, with memes of the Walt Whitman poem: ‘O Captain! My Captain!’ An anti-fascist group has raised more than 220,000 euros (about $250,000) for any legal defence.

Source: thestar June 29, 2019 16:52 UTC