Former Italian interior minister Salvini goes on trial for kidnap over blocked migrant ship

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Italy's former interior minister Matteo Salvini has gone on trial charged with kidnapping for refusing to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily in 2019.

Former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini. Image: PA Former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini. Image: PA ITALY’S FORMER INTERIOR minister Matteo Salvini has gone on trial charged with kidnapping for refusing to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily, keeping the people onboard at sea for days in 2019.

Salvini was present for the opening day of the trial in Palermo, Sicily, which was expected to deal mostly with procedural requests. Prosecutors accuse Salvini of dereliction of duty and kidnapping for refusing to allow the ship into port for days in August 2019.

 

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