The Tunisian captain of a Migrant boat in which at least 700 people drowned was to learn Friday what charges he will face over the deadly disaster. Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, appeared before a judge in the Sicilian city of Catania after being accused by prosecutors of causing the tragedy. The 20-metre (66-foot) former fishing boat Malek was in charge of capsized and sank off Libya in the early hours of Sunday after a collision with a container ship that had answered a distress call.
05-14-2015, 09:14 AM
Migrant disaster ship skipper appears in court in Sicily
The Tunisian captain of a Migrant boat in which at least 700 people drowned was to learn Friday what charges he will face over the deadly disaster. Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, appeared before a judge in the Sicilian city of Catania after being accused by prosecutors of causing the tragedy. The 20-metre (66-foot) former fishing boat Malek was in charge of capsized and sank off Libya in the early hours of Sunday after a collision with a container ship that had answered a distress call.
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