4 minutes agoArrested after saving 40 immigrants, collected onem euros for German captain
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)More than one million euros have been collected by activists in Germany and Italy for German captain Carola Rakette, who was arrested by Italian police after entering a seaport without the authorities ' permission. There were 40 immigrants on board who had been rescued at sea off the coast of Libya. Until Monday morning, [...]
By Monday morning, more than 735 thousand euros have been collected through a television campaign in Captain Carola Rackete's homeland, and 410 thousand euros through a Facebook page in Italy.
The 31-year-old captain will appear in court to participate in a trial hearing Monday. The court is expected to decide whether it will remain under house arrest or face any other security measures.
According to Italian public radio, it will leave the small island of Lampeduza and be sent to a port in Sicily and will then be presented to the Court of Agrigenos.
Last Saturday, she had refused to heed the orders of Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvin and port authorities, introducing the ship to the port of Lambeduz without their permission.
She had asked permission for such a thing two weeks earlier, but was forced to stay at sea along with immigrants after Italian authorities did not give her permission to enter the port, writes “Daily Mail”, the newspaper Express broadcast.
