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Matteo Salvini: “This is About a Criminal Traffic in Human Beings” Posted on March 29, 2019 by Baron Bodissey On Wednesday a Turkish oil tanker, El Hiblu 1, rescued more than a hundred migrants from the Mediterranean. Unlike most of the “rescue” vessels in the Med, El Hiblu 1 was a commercial ship, and not an NGO vessel tasked with ferrying culture-enrichers to Europe. To do his duty under international maritime law, the Libyan captain of the ship decided to drop his new passengers off on the coast of Libya, which was the same country they departed from, and had the closest port. When the migrants caught wind of their destination, they mutinied against the crew and hijacked the ship, forcing it to set a course for Malta. There they were taken into custody and their leaders arrested. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini referred to the hijackers as “pirates”. Needless to say, the Vatican, human rights groups, and the EU did not agree with his characterization. While the ship was still at sea, Mr. Salvini made the following video to explain his position. Many thanks to FouseSquawk for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling: Video link Below are excerpts from five articles about the hijacking and its aftermath. First, from the BBC: Rescued Migrants Hijack Merchant Ship Near Libya — Reports Migrants have hijacked a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya’s coast, ordering the crew to head towards Malta, reports say. More than 100 migrants aboard the cargo ship are said to have acted after being told they would be taken back to Libya. Malta’s military said the ship would not be allowed into its waters. Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini described the hijackers as “pirates”. The Vatican’s response, from ANSA: Migrants ‘Hijackers Out of Need’ — Vatican Daily After withdrawal of Sophia op ships says Osservatore Romano (ANSA) — Rome, March 28 — The migrants who hijacked a merchant ship and forced it to go to Malta instead of taking them back to Libya did so out of necessity, Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano said Thursday. ‘Hijackers Out Of Need’ was the front-page headline over a report into the hijacking of the El Hiblu I on Wednesday. “The night was one of strong tension after the withdrawal of the Sophia operation ships,” the daily said. It said “it all happened while traffickers resumed putting to sea, thanks to good weather conditions, one dinghy after another”. Leaders of the hijacking arrested, from The Telegraph: Five Migrants Arrested After Maltese Special Forces Raid Brings End to High Seas Hijack Drama Five migrants who allegedly led the hijacking of a tanker in the Mediterranean to avoid being returned to Libya were arrested in Malta on Thursday after special forces stormed the vessel to take back control. The five men, some of whom were led off the merchant vessel in plastic handcuffs, were among 108 asylum seekers who were rescued by the El Hiblu 1 tanker north of Libya on Tuesday. The tanker was ordered by Libyan authorities to take the migrants to Tripoli, but they allegedly subjected the 12-man crew to physical threats and forced the vessel to sail north instead, towards Europe. A Breitbart account of the events: Continue reading ?