Italian prosecutor seeks trial for Salvini on migrant kidnapping charges


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  • Sunday, 21 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Far-right leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a news conference, in Catania, Italy, October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian prosecutor formally called on Saturday for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini to be tried for kidnapping over his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in the country in 2019.

Salvini's decision, made when he was interior minister, left the migrants stranded at sea until prosecutors ordered the seizure of the ship and the evacuation of the people on board.

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