Italy Refuses Immunity For Right-Wing Leader Charged In Migrants Case

Matteo Salvini, a former Italian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Ultra Nationalist League party, faces charges for detaining Libyan migrants on a ship and denying them entry into Italy. The Italian Senate voted to deny him immunity, allowing prosecution to proceed. Salvini, who ordered the migrants held on a Coast Guard vessel, could face up to 15 years in prison. He defends his actions as fulfilling his duty to protect borders and compares himself to Donald Trump. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte criticizes Salvini's obsession with keeping migrants out.

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