LÉ Niamh crew help see people-smugglers charged

Five people smugglers have been charged by Italian prosecutors with aiding and abetting the murder of more than 200 migrants as a result of evidence provided by the captain and crew of an Irish Naval service ship.

Witness statements from the crew of LÉ Niamh, along with photographic evidence of the capsize of a grossly-overload fishing vessel, were provided to the Italian authorities.

Lieutenant Commander Daniel Wall travelled in December to a court sitting in Sicily to provide evidence against five men charged with aiding and abetting murder.