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A shadowy militia knee-deep in human smuggling keeps pulling migrants back to Libya from the Maltese SAR, detaining them until a smuggler buys their freedom • Both Malta and Frontex have given coordinates to this militia
A look into how journalists verified a recording of a Maltese AFM official passing on migrant coordinates to a Libyan militia
The European Commission's self-declared policy of not doing any harm in Libya appears increasingly strained, following reports Frontex collaborated with the Tariq Bin Zeyad Brigade — a Libyan militia with ties to the Russian mercenary group Wagner.
The EU border agency and Malta's government have reportedly been providing a Libyan militia with invaluable help to drag refugees aboard boats back to Libya.
A Le Monde investigation reveals Maltese armed forces and Frontex have provided Libyan militia with the coordinates of boats trying to reach Europe.