We stand with Domenico Lucano - against Criminalisation of Solidarity
Channel: GreensEFA
Date: 04/07/2022

On 30th September, Domenico “Mimmo” Lucano, the former mayor of Riace, was sentenced to 13 years and 2 months in prison for “criminal conspiracy to assist illegal immigration, fraud, embezzlement and abuse of office“.

Like him, too many citizens and local authorities are facing prosecution and sentences, in several EU member states, for acting in solidarity with those seeking refuge in the EU.

In this context, three MEPs (Rosa D'Amato and Damien Carême from the Greens/EFA, and Cornelia Ernst from The Left), committed to a welcoming EU asylum policy, based on solidarity and humanity, traveled to Riace from the 2nd to 4th of June to show their support and speak out in an event organised with Mimmo Lucano.

At this event, they also presented the Greens/EFA study on criminalisation of solidarity, which shows that this worrying trend is on the rise, and issues policy recommendations to be taken by the EU.

More about our visit to Riace: https://greens.eu/3NB45ql
More about the study: https://greens.eu/39Z67Tc

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