Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini in court over migrant detention claims

Italy’s far-right chief Matteo Salvini appears in court for allegedly illegally detaining migrants at sea. Prosecutors accuse Salvini of abusing his powers as then-interior minister to block 116 migrants from disembarking from the coastguard boat last year, under his so-called “closed ports” policy.
Source: Euronews

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