Civil court in Italy rules the detention of a refugee rescue ship in March was unlawful
[Pietro Bertora/SOS Humanity] 
A CIVIL court in Italy has confirmed that the detention of a refugee rescue ship earlier this year was unlawful.
In March, the crew of the activist-run Humanity 1 rescue ship saved the lives of 77 people in international waters.
During that operation, four Libyan coastguard officers, some armed, arrived in a patrol ship — provided by the European Union and the Italian government.
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