Three hundred days in prison for an inconsistent accusation. The reasons for the sentence with which February 5th Mayon Majidi, Iranian director and activist, was acquitted with full formula by the accusation of aiding illegal immigration. Maysoon had been arrested by the Guardia di Finanza of Crotone as it was believed to be the scafist of the boat arrived on the beach of locality of Gabella on 31 December 2023 with 75 migrants on board.
Today the reasons for the sentence have been known: The entire accusatory system was judged inconsistent and without concrete results. Majidi had been arrested and imprisoned for almost a year following an investigation carried out by the Guardia di Finanza – Naval Section, which had hypothesized his active role in the organization of the journey from Türkiye to Italy. The basis of the accusation rested on the declarations of two migrants present on the boat, also investigated for connected crimes. These testimonies were defined by the “unreliable” court, as they acquired without the possibility of the defense.
The Court of Crotone considered that the testimonies were not supported by external or objective feedback and provided only by two subjects, while no other passenger was heard. The reasons show that the forensic analysis of the digital material emerged elements in favor of the defendant. The woman and brother, in fact, had paid a considerable sum for the trip, denying the idea of a free step in exchange for collaboration.
The public prosecutor Rosaria Multariduring the process, changed the initial setting of the accusation, assuming that Majidi had helped the commander to obtain a ride. However, this reconstruction was also “denied by other evidence” and based on “non -precise and not concordant elements”.
