Italian court rules that disembarking migrants recovered at sea in Libya is illegal. The Court of Cassation confirms the conviction of the captain of the Asso 28, an Italian tugboat which rescued 101 migrants in an inflatable boat in 20148...
before disembarking them in Libya. The rescue took place in international waters, about 105 km off the coast of Libya, the court heard. The captain, whose name was deleted from the copy of the judgment sent to the press for reasons of confidentiality, was sentenced to one year of imprisonment.