Malta's
Home Affairs Minister Tonio Borg to be investigated for deporting Eritrean
refugees after he was told of "the
torture and punishment the Eritreans could face upon their return"
GOVERNMENT
orders magisterial inquiry Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta ...
organisation last week published a damning report claiming, among other
things, that a number of the deportees had been tortured upon their
arrival in Eritrea. .......Magistrate Abigail Lofaro has been asked to
look into whether the process leading to the deportation of the illegal
immigrants was in line with the law and whether there was any pressure to
send them back to their country of origin. The magistrate has been urged
to conclude the inquiry in the "least possible time".
CORCORAN:
For this generation the inheritors
of the
so-called “African Renaissance”, there’s very little to celebrate except a
future
promising war, famine
and dictatorship.
Government
opens an inquiry on Eritrean deportations
By MaltaMedia NewsMay 25, 2004, 18:59 CET
CLEAR EVIDENCE SHOWS MINISTER BORG WAS FULLY AWARE OF
"the torture and
punishment the Eritreans could face upon their return."
timesofmalta.com
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - Updated 09:17
Amnesty had e-mailed Home Affairs Minister
Tonio Borg on September 27, 2002 to warn him about the torture and
punishment the Eritreans could face upon their return. The illegal
immigrants were deported on September 30 and October 3, 2002....Labour
MP Joseph Abela tabled correspondence sent to the government prior to
the Eritreans' deportation, also warning about the possible
repercussions.full
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