The gup of the Court of Crotone, Elisa Marchetto, The admission of the requests of civil parties to the trial on the alleged delays in the rescue to the Caicco Summer Love whose shipwreck, which occurred in the Spree of Cutro on 26 February 2023, caused the death of 94 people, including 35 minors, and an unknown number of missing, will communicate tomorrow. The Calabria Region, meanwhile, as he announced, has withdrawn its request.
The gup must decide on the request for indictment of four soldiers of the Guardia di Finanza and two of the Coast Guard. It is Giuseppe Grillochief shift of the operating room of the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza and the Aeronavale Operational Department (Roan) of Vibo Valentia; Alberto Lippoliscommander of the Roan of Vibo Valentia; Antonino Loprestiofficer in tactical command and tactical control at the Roan of Vibo Valentia; Nicolino Vardarocommander of the Aeronavale group of Taranto; Francesca Perfidoinspection officer at the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (IMRCC) in Rome; Nicola Nania, Inspection officer at the secondary center of the Maritime Rescue (V Mrsc) in Reggio Calabria. The Prosecutor of the Republic of Crotone contested the crimes of culpable shipwreck and a multiple whitewashed murder, highlighting a series of negligence and underestimations in rescue operations.
In the last hearing, carried out on May 12, 113 requests for the establishment of the civil party had been deposited, mainly coming from family members of the victims and the survivors of the massacre, but also by numerous associations and political parties. Among the civil parties there was also that of the Calabria Region which, however, was withdrawn this morning on the disposal of the regional council which in recent weeks had specified that it was only against the smugglers.
The preliminary hearing was characterized by the accused lawyers of the lawyers to ask for expulsion from the civil parties of most of the associations as they do not have a direct interest in the matter. Furthermore, It was also asked to ignore some families of the victims since the relationship would not be proven. The lawyers of the civil parties replied by citing different judgments that recognize the right to the constitution of the civil party and refer the question of verifying the kinships to the judge of any trial. Among the associations and non -governmental organizations that have asked to constitute a civil party include Arci, Codacons, Emergency, Sos Humanity, Sea Watch, Luis Michel, Sos Mediterranee Italia, Mediterranean, the association for legal studies on immigration (ASGI), communist re -foundation.