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The silence of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza on drones deployed in the Mediterranean

29 January 2025

Investigative Reporting Project Italy, 29 January 2025.

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"As much as both agencies insist that drones are «helping to save human lives», according to Chris Jones, executive director of the NGO Statewatch, the facts say otherwise: «We know that stopping migrants from reaching Italy is a priority for both Italy and the EU, and we know that one way to achieve this is by using drones to detect migrants and then send them back to Tunisia and Libya». It is up to Frontex and the Guardia di Finanza to dispel these concerns."

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