The judges of the Court of Rome have rejected the validation of the arrest of the 12 migrants who were held since Wednesday in the identification and repatriation centers established in Albania for the ultra Italy of Giorgia Meloni. This decision represents a major judicial setback for the Italian president’s government plan.
The Rome panel of judges has stated that “Bangladesh and Egypt are not safe countries for migrants“, thus supporting a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which questions the system of transferring people implemented by Italy to Albania, a country that is not a member of the EU.
They have pointed out that “the arrests were not in accordance with the principles binding rules established for national judges and the Administration itself, as indicated in the recent ruling of the CJEU”. According to local media reports, The migrants will be repatriated to Italian territory this Saturday.
Four vulnerable migrants sent to Italy
This week, the Italian Government sent a first group of 16 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to Albania, beginning the agreement that allows the outsourcing of reception processes to Albanian territory. asylum application and possible expulsion of migrants trying to reach Italy.
This first group of migrants, composed entirely of citizens of Egypt and Bangladesh, was transferred to Albania by the Italian Navy. Once there, they carried out the corresponding procedures in the two reception and retention centers established by Italy in Albanian territory, which are under its jurisdiction.
After his arrival in Albania, it was determined that four of the 16 migrants had to be transferred to Italy due to their vulnerable condition. It was established that minors, people coming from countries considered unsafe and those with other vulnerable circumstances could not be sent to Albania.
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