Italian court orders government to pay migrant rescue group, Meloni criticizes judges

An Italian court has ruled that the government must pay 76,000 euros in compensation to the migrant rescue group Sea-Watch. The case relates to a 2019 incident where the Italian authorities blocked the group's ship, the Sea-Watch 3, which was commanded by Carola Rackete.

Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, strongly criticized the court's decision, calling it 'absurd' and saying it 'leaves you speechless.' Meloni also accused a 'politicized part of the judiciary' of continuing to obstruct the government's policies on migration.