German charity Mission Lifeline, whose rescue ship with almost 240 African migrants aboard has been denied entry by Italy, fires back at Rome’s far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini.
After Salvini wrote on Facebook about the non-government organization’s cargo of “human flesh,” the NGO responds: “Dear Matteo Salvini, we have no meat on board, but humans.”
“We cordially invite you to convince yourself that it is people we have saved from drowning. Come here, you are welcome!” says the charity’s reply.
The Lifeline rescue vessel remains in limbo west of Malta, with 239 people aboard, including 14 women and four infants, who were rescued near the Libyan coast, said the group.
They had received food and water from Malta, and medical supplies and blankets provided by two other German rescue ships, the Sea-Eye and Sea-Watch, said Mission Lifeline spokesman Axel Steier.
Salvini two weeks ago turned back another rescue vessel, the Aquarius of French group SOS Mediterranee, which eventually docked in Spain.
The move sparked protests from France and other EU countries and deepened ruptures in the bloc on the flashpoint issue of immigration.
— AFP
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