Matteo Salvini: court rules Italy’s deputy PM can be tried for kidnapping

Far-right interior minister stands by decision to hold 177 migrants on boat

Matteo Salvini
Matteo Salvini is the leader of the anti-immigration League party
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Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini should be tried for “aggravated kidnapping” for refusing to allow more than 150 migrants to disembark from a rescue ship docked in Sicily, a special court has ruled.

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