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[G.ZZZ]

Title is pretty explanatory. The right-winged financed defend europe ship was stopped and the crew and captain arrested.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...t-defend-europe-mediterranean-migrant-patrol/

Not bad Obama .jpg

 

[Morat]

Good.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

In any way related to the boat that has dead pregnant women and children in it?

 

[ClosingADoor]

Then, instead of following the usual route westward towards Italy, the ship sailed into Port of Famagusta, in Northern Cyprus, reportedly for resupply and a change of the 20-member crew.

Once there, however, several of the sailors reportedly requested asylum, triggering an immigration investigation.

Oh, the irony.

 

[johancruijff]

 

[Ac30]

Oh, the irony.

This is amazing, holy shit

 

[Blackpuppy]

Wait...they used Sri Lankans with no papers as crew???

Oh the irony...

 

[KingSnake]

Then, instead of following the usual route westward towards Italy, the ship sailed into Port of Famagusta, in Northern Cyprus, reportedly for resupply and a change of the 20-member crew.

Once there, however, several of the sailors reportedly requested asylum, triggering an immigration investigation.

Oh, the sweet irony.

One could say that Defend Europe brought even more asylum seekers into Europe.

 

[Shauni]

That's just pure stupidity.

 

[Crema]

Oh, the irony.

They were good guys just trying to help immigrants all along!

 

[cameron]

Ahahaha. Layers of laughs.

Money well spent.

 

[Sesha]

priceisrightlosinghorn.mp3

 

[Jackpot]

Actually the title isn't self-explanatory because you'd assume it'd be something like violating sovereign waters or aggressively getting in the way of other boats.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ew-arrested-famagusta-cyprus-people-smuggling

Crew of anti-migrant boat held in Cyprus over 'people-smuggling'

Nine people from C-star, a ship hired by far-right group Generation Identity, arrested in Famagusta with 21 south Asians onboard

”Twenty-one Sri Lankans were on the ship, some said they had paid smugglers to be taken to Italy," Pasa told the Guardian. ”The crew will be held in custody before they are brought to court. It is very likely they will be deported."

In a statement posted on Twitter on Wednesday, Defend Europe, the vigilante sea mission created by Generation Identity, a movement of young people from across Europe opposed to Islam and immigration, said 20 of those onboard were apprentice sailors undergoing training.

It alleged that as the ”20 apprentice sailors" waited at the airport to return home, NGOs ”offered them to stay in Europe and apply for asylum in exchange for promises and money".

The group vowed to continue exposing what it claims is wrongdoing by ”criminal NGO search and rescue vessels" once the investigation is over.

Members of the movement travelled to Catania last week ahead of the ship's scuppered arrival. During that time, they posed for selfies with the Mail Online columnist Katie Hopkins, who said she was on the island to undercover what she described as the ”dark truth" of the migration crisis.

 

[KingSnake]

Actually the title isn't self-explanatory because you'd assume it'd be something like violating sovereign waters or aggressively getting in the way of other boats.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ew-arrested-famagusta-cyprus-people-smuggling

Oh, this is even more precious.

How surprising, people opposing something are quite often just projecting. How many times have we seen this already?

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Funny enough Italy just signed a deal where they will send warships to libyan coast to stop the boats themselves.

 

[cameron]

Actually the title isn't self-explanatory because you'd assume it'd be something like violating sovereign waters or aggressively getting in the way of other boats.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ew-arrested-famagusta-cyprus-people-smuggling

Someone get Project Veritas on the phone.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Funny enough Italy just signed a deal where they will send warships to libyan coast to stop the boats themselves.

A deal with who? Libya? Good news anyway.

 

[Westbahnhof]

A deal with who? Libya? Good news anyway.

Good for whom?

 

[NoName999]

But why arrest these noble souls who are simply economically anxious?

 

[OminoMichelin]

Actually the title isn't self-explanatory because you'd assume it'd be something like violating sovereign waters or aggressively getting in the way of other boats.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ew-arrested-famagusta-cyprus-people-smuggling

So the scumbags were ALSO scammers, I have no words to describe this situation.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Good for whom?

Europe

 

[Ac30]

A deal with who? Libya? Good news anyway.

With the GNA, and now that the GNA and the other guy running the army have reached some sort of accord with each other and Macron let's hope some good comes of it.

 

[Messofanego]

Turns out they did something criminal and have a criminal history.

"A reporter at the Kibris Postasi newspaper in Northern Cyprus confirmed to the Telegraph that the captain and his deputy were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly falsifying documents."

"The crew and the ship were part of a charter package offered by Maritime Global Services Ltd, a Cardiff-based company owned by Mr Egerstrom, who was convicted of fraud in Sweden in 2002, but went on to build a successful business providing marine supply logistics to defence contractors and private entrepreneurs operating in high-risk areas."

 

[G.ZZZ]

In a dozen years or so from now we'll see that the whole alt-right was a scam by a bunch of con-artist to make money off dumbos.

 

[Kinyou]

Not really the type of crew you'd expect on a boat of right wing extremists. Guess they hired some guys who really needed the money to do their dirty work.

 

[OminoMichelin]

In a dozen years or so from now we'll see that the whole alt-right was a scam by a bunch of con-artist to make money off dumbos.

I mean, we are 90% there already, aren't we?

 

[Messofanego]

Why do far right people love to be such hypocrites?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

You best start believing in ironic stories.
You're in one!

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Good.

 

[Trojita]

Oh, the irony.

lmao

 

[commedieu]

Brilliant.

This was a political performance art or display.

They wanted to illustrate how people so adamant about immigration, should look below their own decks before decrying others.

It shows us that people smuggling, and falsifying documents is a part of life, as well as criminal records?

 

[Slayven]

Why do far right people love to be such hypocrites?

guilty conscious?

 

[IrishNinja]

Oh, the irony.

this bit is my favorite, followed by the details on the scumbags on board