Salvini on trial for blocking migrant ship

By Johannes Neudecker, Dpa
Updated October 24 2021 - 2:12am, first published 2:09am
Matteo Salvini has been accused of abuse of authority after he prevented a ship from entering port.
Matteo Salvini has been accused of abuse of authority after he prevented a ship from entering port.

Former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini has appeared in court in the Sicilian capital Palermo for the opening hearing in the trial over his 2019 role in preventing the Open Arms migrant rescue ship from docking at an Italian port.

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