“I had heard about the passage of a cruel law. I had heard about the ship that was not allowed to enter Lampedusa. I was visiting friends in Italy and something caught my attention. The law that made it a crime to help people.” Sea. For me it was incredible. Especially for a wonderful country like Italy and a wonderful population.” This was said by Richard Gere, guest of the program “The Horse and the Tower” by Marco Damilano on Rai3, who boarded the ship “Open Arms” to bring help, in Trial of Matteo Salvini. I had met the people responsible for Open Arms years ago. I was moved by your mission in the Mediterranean. They had saved people in Greece. Then I decided to leave my friends' house and go to Lampedusa to get water, food and basic necessities”.
“I am a witness at the Salvini trial against Open Arms? No, I preferred a remote intervention. I offered a written statement, but it was not accepted. Getting to Palermo is not easy. And I am happy with this invitation (in (Editor's note) because it is important to speak out about what happened on this ship.” Richard Gere said this as a guest on Marco Damilano's show “The Horse and the Tower” on Rai3, to the trial of the then Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Gere boarded the ship Open Arms to provide assistance.
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