MALTA must call off the trial of three young men who prevented the return of 108 refugees to Libya by commandeering their rescuers’ ship two years ago, an alliance of 30 human rights groups demanded today.

On March 26 2019, merchant vessel the El Hiblu 1 picked up 108 people fleeing war-torn Libya across the central Mediterranean.

After taking the people on board, the ship’s captain told them that they would be taken to a European port.