'I begged my captors to kill me': child migrants tell Aquarius crew they were kidnapped
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Child asylum seekers rescued by the Aquarius sea rescue vessel have told crew members they were kidnapped and faced extortion, according to Doctors Without Borders. The NGO, which jointly operates the vessel together with SOS Mediterranee, said that crew memb'I begged my captors to kill me': child migrants tell Aquarius crew they were kidnapped
Child asylum seekers rescued by the Aquarius sea rescue vessel have told crew members they were kidnapped and faced extortion, according to Doctors Without Borders. The NGO, which jointly operates the vessel together with SOS Mediterranee, said that crew members had heard disturbing accounts of kidnapping and extortion from minors rescued last Friday. “I begged my captors to kill me,” one teenager allegedly told them. Scores of minors, including 38 unaccompanied children under 15, are believed to be among 141 people aboard the Aquarius, which is expected to dock in Malta at 1.30pm on Wednesday after accepting the Maltese government’s offer to dock at Boilers Wharf in Senglea. After disembarkation, migrants will be registered and medically screened. They will then be taken to a reception centre in Marsa, to be eventually distributed among five other EU member states. READ: Aquarius risks being struck off Gibraltar's ship register Malta announced the arrangement on Tuesday, saying that it had secured agreement with five countries to take in the rescued migrants after they disembarked in Malta. France, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain have all agreed to the ad hoc deal, the... Read more