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Investigators suspect the vessel, chartered by MSF and the SOS Méditerranée charity and currently stuck in the French port of Marseille, passed off 24 tonnes of potentially toxic waste as ordinary waste, Italian media reported. MSF bank accounts in Italy have been blocked by the authorities, the international charity said.
Prosecutors in the Sicilian city of Catania are running the inquiry into migrant clothing, food leftovers and sanitary waste that was handled at Italian ports from the Aquarius and the Vos Prudence, another vessel chartered by MSF last year.
"All our port operations, including waste management, have always followed standard procedures," MSF said in a statement.
"The relevant authorities have not contested these procedures or identified a public health risk since we started our activities at sea.
"The only crime we see today on the Mediterranean is the total dismantling of the search and rescue system," said MSF Italy director Gabriele Eminente.
He added that MSF had suffered "two years of defamatory campaigns" against non-governmental organisations.
"The only crime we see today on the Mediterranean is the total dismantling of the search and rescue system," said MSF Italy director Gabriele Eminente.
originally posted by: Asktheanimals
a reply to: ArMaP
Yes, and taking out Gadaffi was the last block to prevent subsaharan migrants from reaching Europe. If they can't cut it at home just what does anyone think they will add to European society?
originally posted by: Asktheanimals
If they can't cut it at home just what does anyone think they will add to European society?
originally posted by: AtlasHawk
a reply to: IndyFront
"The only crime we see today on the Mediterranean is the total dismantling of the search and rescue system," said MSF Italy director Gabriele Eminente.
These NGOs always know how to come up with excuses to defend themselves.No in Eupore nor in the EU approved such so called rescues.
These operations by the NGOs are shadow funded. These NGOs are bringing African migrants whom might be carrying a number of health risks to Europe.
These NGOs never see anything wrong or criminal in what they are doing.