A family member made the announcement during a press conference on the first anniversary of the tragedy on Monday.
Lawyer Stefano Bertone, together with Marco Bova and Enrico Calabrese, is assisting about 50 families and some survivors.
Bertone said the lawsuit will be filed once the criminal investigation coordinated by the Crotone Public Prosecutor’s Office has been completed and will be against the Prime Minister’s Office as well as the interior and economy ministries.
It may also be extended to the European Union border agency Frontex, Bertone added.
Ninety-four people lost their lives as a result of the shipwreck, including 35 children.
Earlier in the day, at least 100 people, including survivors, their relatives and local residents gathered on the beach at 4 a.m. to remember the tragedy that sparked public outcry amid claims of negligent delays by the coast guard and finance police.
It also spurred the right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni to introduce new measures further clamping down on human trafficking and illegal migration in general as part of ongoing efforts to make good on an election campaign pledge to bring down sea arrivals to Italy.
For the commemoration, 35 soft toys - one for each child victim - were arranged in a circle on the beach, with a white T-shirt bearing the code Kr46M0, used to indicate a newborn baby victim, in the centre.
There were also 94 candles to light the darkness.
Eighty people survived the disaster and several bodies are believed to still be missing.
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