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El Hiblu three: Court told accused were a calming influence on rescued migrants
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El Hiblu 3: Witness says captain calmed them down and said he would bring them to Malta
Witness aboard tanker that rescued 100 asylum seekers testifies in court on terrorism charges filed against three teenagers accused of commandeering the ship
4 March 2021, 2:57pm
by Matthew Agius
A witness has told a court of the confusion amongst the rescued migrants on board the El Hiblu tanker, when found they were being returned to Libya.
Fatima Bari took the witness stand against three youths, two from Guinea and one from the Ivory Coast, aged 15, 16 and 19, who stand charged with terrorism-related offences for unlawfully seizing control of the ship. The accused face prison sentences of up to 30 years in duration if found guilty.
A Syrian man who was allegedly abducted by compatriots has told a court that he was warned that he would be raped and the footage posted on Facebook unless he left Malta.
Another victim was warned he would have a large dose of cocaine injected into him unless he complied.
The harrowing accounts were given during the compilation of evidence against five men who allegedly carried out the abductions over the past few months.
Syrian nationals Alhasan Abdulrahman, 36, Ghyas Dahrouj, 47, Dahrouj Safi, 30 and Hassan Ahmed, 27, together with Tripoli-born Fadel Abdulsalam Ahmed Mohamed, 39, were arrested following investigations by the counter-terrorism unit and have been under preventive custody since pleading not guilty during their arraignment last month.