Libya Coastguard caught firing live bullets at RescueMed- LouiseMichel

Libya Coastguard was caught on camera firing live bullets at RescueMed, LouiseMichel, a non-governmental organization that  aims to combine sea rescue with the principles of feminism, anti-racism and anti-fascism has alleged.

Writing under a heading titled ‘The EU’s partner in crime’  LouiseMichel said: “Once again, we see the EU-funded so-called Libyan coastguard (scLCG) carrying out extreme acts of violence during a rescue operation in international waters, which has now resulted in the wrongful detention of a rescue ship.

“The scLCG are well documented for carrying out extremely dangerous manoeuvres, resulting in the capsizing boats in distress, however, now a more regular occurrence is the firing of live bullets.

Just days ago, the scLCG was caught on camera firing at @RescueMed ‘s RHIB whilst carrying out a rescue of 58 people, risking the lives of all those onboard.

Even though the dangerous criminal actions of the scLCG resulted in mass panic and people jumping into the water, Mare Jonio has now been detained for 20 days by Italy, accused of encouraging “migrants to jump into the sea” to hinder the scLCG operation.

Shouldn’t it be the ones carrying out the unlawful vicious attack being charged? Last month we also saw footage of the scLCG firing shots during a rescue being carried out by @soshumanity_en

Humanity 1 was also detained following the false report from scLCG, this was later dropped, but only after the civil court in Crotone called it an “injustice of the measure issued.”

Louise Michel, it said  stands in solidarity with the 58 survivors rescued by #MareJonio. “We call on the EU to investigate this crime and to stop the funding of the violent scLCG. We call for Mare Jonio’s immediate release.”