Malta should let in stranded migrants: EC

THE European Commission is urging Malta to let a tanker carrying 102 migrants enter its waters and disembark the passengers.

The commission said on Tuesday that the safety of passengers, including four pregnant women and one woman requiring medical care, was the foremost concern.

It said sending the migrants back to their apparent origin, Libya, "would be contrary to international law".

The Liberia-registered tanker is anchored 24 nautical miles off Malta's coast after the government denied it entry to its waters on Monday.

Italy and Maltese authorities instructed the tanker to return to Libya on Monday after it picked up the migrants on a boat 46 nautical miles from the Libyan port of Khoms.

The tanker disregarded the instructions and headed to Malta, which annually receives thousands of migrants heading to Europe.

Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

Malta should let in stranded migrants: EC

Dengan url

http://pepatahama.blogspot.com/2013/08/malta-should-let-in-stranded-migrants-ec.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

Malta should let in stranded migrants: EC

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

Malta should let in stranded migrants: EC

sebagai sumbernya