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Frontex, the EU's border agency, will continue informing Libyan authorities about migrant boats in distress in the country's waters, the agency’s chief said after a German charity accused Libya’s coast guard of threatening its crew during a recent rescue.
Frontex's executive director, Hans Leijtens told The Associated Press that the agency is obliged under international law to report incidents to relevant authorities, including Libya, and argued that not doing so would risk lives. The EU has funded the Libyan coast guard to curb migration since 2015.
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