Italy's Salvini defiant as verdict due in migrant trial
Raw Storyby Ljubomir MILASIN with Alice RITCHIE in Rome Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defiant Friday as he arrived for the verdict in his long-running trial for blocking a migrant rescue ship at sea, for which he risks six years in jail. - Resist the pressure - Meloni, whose hard-right government has also targeted charity rescue ships in its attempts to stop migrants arriving on Italy's shores, has strongly backed Salvini. In September, after prosecutors requested a six-year prison sentence, the prime minister said it was "incredible" that Salvini risked jail "for doing his job defending the nation's borders". In 2019, serving in a coalition government led by Giuseppe Conte, he implemented a "closed ports" policy under which Italy refused entry to charity ships rescuing migrants making the often deadly sea crossing from North Africa.
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Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019
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Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on rescue ship
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Italy’s deputy premier faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea
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EXPLAINER: What’s behind Italy’s migrant sea rescue standoff
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EXPLAINER: What's behind Italy's migrant sea rescue standoff
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Salvini on trial in Italy over 2019 migrant ship
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Trial opens against Italy's Salvini for blocked migrant ship
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Italy’s Salvini in court for blocking Open Arms from docking
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Italy judge weighs Salvini trial for 2019 migrant standoff
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Salvini ordered to stand trial on migrant kidnapping charge
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Italy softens harsh migration rules championed by Salvini
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Italy’s Salvini goes on trial, accused of ‘kidnapping’ refugees
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