Open Arms, Oscar Camps: ‘It's not a technical decision, it's a political one’

Milan, 17 December (LaPresse) – "It is not a technical decision, it is a political decision. Even today, justice has not been done, but impunity has been created. To say that there is no crime when a minister blocks people rescued at sea for days means legitimising the use of human suffering as a political tool. What happened today is worrying for the rule of law. This precedent not only erases the past, but also authorises the future. It authorises other governments to close ports and detain people on ships. We will continue at sea, they will continue in their palaces: history will judge who is on the right side." Thus Oscar Camps, founder of Open Arms, on the decision of the Court of Cassation, which confirmed the acquittal of Matteo Salvini.