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The Italian Senate has voted to strip former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of parliamentary immunity so that he can face kidnapping charges for refusing to allow migrants to disembark from a ship at a port in Sicily.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Italy: Salvini Facing Show Trial for “Kidnapping” Migrants<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | February 14, 2020<\/p>\n

The Italian Senate has voted to strip former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of parliamentary immunity so that he can face kidnapping charges for refusing to allow migrants to disembark from a ship at a port in Sicily.<\/p>\n

If Salvini, who leads the anti-mass-migration party, Lega<\/em> (League), is found guilty, he faces a ban on holding political office and up to 15 years in prison. He has said that he acted in Italy\u2019s national interest and that the charges against him are politically motivated, aimed at silencing criticism of the country\u2019s open-door migration policy.<\/p>\n

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