The investigating judge of Agrigento, Alessandra Vella, did not validate the arrest of the commander of the Sea Watch, Carola Rackete, excluding the crime of resistance and violence to a warship and believing that the crime of resistance to a public official was justified by a " exterminating »linked to having acted« to fulfill a duty », to save lives at sea. Thus the extent of house arrest decided by the prosecutor who had requested the validation of the restrictive measure and the prohibition of residence in the province of Agrigento is less. The investigating judge also points out that the choice of the port of Lampedusa was not instrumental, but mandatory because the ports of Libya and Tunisia were not considered safe havens. In evening the prefect of Agrigento, Dario Caputo, signed the expulsion order for the commander of the Sea Watch.
Salvini in a live Facebook, late yesterday evening, launched a severe blow on the judiciary: "How urgent is the reform of justice, to change the criteria for the recruitment, selection and promotion of those who administer justice in Italy. This is not the justice that serves a country that wants to grow ". And again: «I am ashamed that the first from abroad arrives in this country and endangers the lives of Italian soldiers. I would like to understand what this judge does, if an intimate carabinieri patrol is everyone entitled to ram the military car? Bad signal ». Finally: «If someone thinks that I give up, he is wrong".
Luigi Di Maio: "The release of Carola Rakete is surprising. I reiterate my closeness to the Finance Police in this case ». Then the reflection: «In any case the theme is the immediate confiscation of the boat. If we confiscate immediately the next time they cannot return to the sea and provoke our country and our laws".