Who issued warning shots on the German rescue ship "Alan Kurdi"? Initially, the crew suspected that the Libyan Coast Guard was responsible for shelling a few weeks ago. But there are doubts about that. Now, the Hamburg prosecutor, according to the rescue organization Sea-Eye in the case turned.
❌BREAKING
Two weeks ago, the Zuwara Armed Sea Police threatened people in distress and our #AlanKurdi crew to prevent the rescue operation.
The federal police have now informed us that preliminary investigations against the Libyan naval police have been taken. pic.twitter.com/be9Os9aQve
Sea-Eye said they had been informed in writing that the federal police were taking pre-investigations into the case. According to the captain Bärbel Beuse and other crew members were heard as witnesses.
According to the ARD magazine Monitor, numerous militias operate in the Mediterranean off Libya. In some cases, they bring refugees back to Libya, where they face torture and ill treatment.