An Italian court in Trapani has dismissed a case against rescue ship crews from three humanitarian organizations, clearing them of charges of collaborating with smugglers while rescuing migrants at sea. The judges decided not to proceed to trial against 10 crew members involved in the case, known as the Iuventa case, after prosecutors recommended dismissing all charges.
The crew members from German nonprofit Jugend Rettet, Save The Children, and Doctors Without Borders were acquitted of aiding and abetting illegal immigration. The case, initiated in 2017, accused the crew of acting as 'taxis' for migrants and collaborating with human traffickers off the coast of Libya.
