Kaptejnen på Sea Watch 3, Carola Rackete (31) blev tirsdag sat fri af en italiensk dommer der mente hun bare gjorde sin pligt. Dermed ydmygede dommer Alessandro Vella indenrigsminister Matteo Salvini.

…. in a blow for Italy’s hardline interior minister, Matteo Salvini, Judge Alessandra Vella ruled that Rackete had been carrying out her duty and had not committed any act of violence.

Rackete still faces possible charges of helping illegal immigration, but Vella ordered her immediate release.

Det er ikke bare i USA at domstolene bruges politisk.

Rackete blev hyldet af den tyske forbundspresident Frank Walter Steinmeier, udenrigsminister Heiko Maas og hele det politiske establishment i Brussel. For dem var hun en heltinde.

Men ikke for højrefløjen.

Establishment hylder aktivisterne der hjelper migranterne til Europa. I virkeligheden er de mod sin egen befolkning, men det kan de ikke si højt.

The controversy over Rackete’s actions have dented relations between Italy on the one side and Germany and France on the other, and have highlighted Europe’s continued failure to adopt coherent immigration norms.

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