GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office called on Malta on Tuesday to drop terrorism charges against three African teenage migrants arrested for hijacking a small commercial tanker that rescued their vessel off the coast of Libya.
The three, who have pleaded not guilty, were among 108 Africans rescued by the El Hiblu 1 tanker in late March. They are accused of threatening the crew to try to force the boat to go to Malta and not take them back to Libya.
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Weekly Security and Risk Report 12/05/2021
This week’s report discusses the latest news influencing maritime security and risk, including a deadly attack in Nigeria’s Rivers State that left 12 police officers
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