The 3,000 pages of eavesdropping logs by Libyan Coast Guard officers describing a number of cases are part of a case by Italian judges revealed in a joint investigation by The Guardian, Italian broadcaster RAI News and Domani. The center contacted the head of the Libyan coast guard, Massoud Abdalsamad, and two other officials. The Italian Coast Guard received an SOS request from people on board and contacted Abdalsamad. The Libyan Coast Guard has long been accused of not doing enough to rescue migrants and refugees on boats and the European Union has been accused of leaving that task in their hands. They only take NGO boats [organizações não governamentais] and wait for the Libyan Coast Guard boats to arrive.

Source: Libya Today April 17, 2021 12:33 UTC