tunisian skipper mohammed ali malek , 27 , was arrested when he stepped onto sicilian soil last night , some 24 hours after his boat capsized in the mediterranean .
before leaving the italian coastguard vessel , he was forced to watch the bodies of 24 victims of the tragedy being carried off the ship for burial on the island of malta .
he was later charged with multiple manslaughter , causing a shipwreck and aiding illegal immigration .