'Prosecutors request indictment for Cutro shipwreck'

Measure concerns 6 finance police and port authority officials

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Nov 06 2024
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'Prosecutors request indictmen

The State attorney's office in the Calabrian city of Crotone has requested the indictment of six military officials - including four members of the finance police and two of the local port authority - who are accused of contributing to cause the deadly shipwreck on February 26 last year of the 'Summer Love' vessel that sank off the coast of the nearby town of Steccato di Cutro, the local newspaper Gazzetta del Sud reported on Wednesday.
    At least 94 migrants died and 10 others were reported missing following the incident.
    The request was forwarded by prosecutor Pasquale Festa to the preliminary hearings judge (GUP) in charge of the case.
    The six officials could face charges of culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter. The investigation, conducted by Carabinieri police, revealed alleged "omissions" by the officials that could have contributed to cause the shipwreck in the night between February 25-26, 2023, according to prosecutors.