A judge in Italy has ruled that it is a crime for Italians to return illegal immigrants to Libya, where their journey initially began.
According to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the historic decision is based on the fact that Libya, which has been in a state of permanent conflict since the Western invasion in 2011, is not considered a safe destination to send migrants, violating the laws of the European World Court of Human Rights.
The ruling, from Italy's highest court, means those who return migrants will be found guilty of “abandoning minors or incapacitated persons in a state of danger” as well as “arbitrary disembarkation and abandonment of persons”.
The case centers on the captain of the support ship Asso28, who in 2018 made the sensible decision to return 101 migrants to Libya after rescuing them from perilous sea conditions in which they were likely to die.
Such an expected decision would likely come as a blow to anti-globalization Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was elected to return to power in 2022 on a conservative platform with the main aim of stopping illegal immigration.
However, many of her supporters across Europe have been disappointed by her leadership, given that thousands of migrants continue to arrive each week before being shipped to their preferred destination.
La Repubblica newspaper indicates that the court's decision may “raise doubts about the validity of the Italian-Libyan agreements,” which Meloni repeatedly tried to implement before being strangled by traitorous elements within the Italian state.
However, it is hoped that the ruling will not affect Meloni's plan to send migrants directly to Albania for processing rather than to Italian shores.
Just last month, The Gateway Pundit reported how the plan passed through the Italian parliament before being officially signed into law.
In December, Meloni admitted that she had failed in her efforts to stop illegal immigration, telling supporters at a conference in Rome that it was “the most complex phenomenon I have ever had to deal with.”
“I know very well that the results regarding immigration are not the results expected,” Meloni admitted. “But I'm not interested in shortcuts that pretend to solve the problem for a while.”
However, the Italian leader reminded his supporters that the way to solve the country's demographic crisis is to have more children instead of importing millions of African migrants.
She added: “While the left believes that the problem can be solved through immigration, we want to solve it by helping Italian families above all to have more children.” “Children are the hope of any society.”
