By Janene Pieters | 11 April 2017
NL TIMES — The Judiciary in Italy is investigating two ships that sail under the Dutch flag for possible involvement in a human trafficking ring believed to consist of aid organizations and smugglers in Libya, the Telegraaf reported on Tuesday. The Italian authorities believe that some aid organizations have arrangements with criminal gangs that send asylum seekers from Africa onto the Mediterranean on rickety boats, according to the newspaper.
Sicilian prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro confirmed the investigation into Dutch involvement to the newspaper. Minister Bert Koenders of Foreign Affairs previously stated that their is no evidence of Dutch aid being involved in trafficking.
The Sicilian judiciary is not focusing on Dutch aid organizations in its investigation, but on two ships sailing under the Dutch flag. The ships in question sail for German organizations Sea Watch and Jugend Rettet. But as they sail under the Dutch flag, they are considered Dutch territory on international waters, which means Dutch law applies.
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Two ships is the tip of the iceberg…gefira.org have been using satellite ship tracking to catch scores of ships trafficking migrants to Italy working for a multitude of NGO’s & operating well within Libyan coastal waters.