Fines of one million euros for the rescue of migrants …

The League, the party of Interior Minister and Vice President, Matteo Salvini, has introduced an amendment to the security decree to introduce the arrest of the captain and increase up to one million dollars. The sanction of NGO boats that rescue migrants without authorization. .

After the last two rescues of migrants in the central Mediterranean by NGOs, which resulted in the seizure of the ship and a fine of 50,000 euros, Salvini has already announced its intention to toughen the recently approved security decree law. Italian executive.

The decree-law, although immediately applicable, will have to be approved by the Parliament on August 13 and the League has today presented an amendment to tighten the sanctions applicable to the rescue of migrants, from 10,000 to 50,000 euros, between 150,000 and one million euros.

In addition, a modification of the penal code is required so that the captain of the NGO ship can be arrested when he enters Italian waters after the rescue of the migrants and without authorization.

For the moment, they have already been fined 50,000 euros and the ship has been seized by the German NGO Sea Watch and the sailboat used by the Italian Mediterranean.

Before the possible increase in sanctions, Mediterranea said in a tweet: "Life is worth more than a million, we do not stop".

Mediterranea spokeswoman Alessandra Sciurba then acknowledged to the Italian media that the NGO had a debt of more than 600,000 euros between fines and court fees and asked for help from potential donors.

Meanwhile, the 44 migrants rescued last night by the ship "Alan Kurdi" from the NGO Sea-Eye arrived in Malta after being transferred to the navy boats of that country.

Sea-Eye has announced that it should take a break to refuel and maintain the vessel, so that for the moment, only the ship of the Spanish NGO Open Arms is found in the Mediterranean.