Italy: Matteo Salvini summoned to court, an unfair trial for his supporters

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The leader of the far-right Italian League party Matteo Salvini in September 2020. REUTERS / Alessandro Garofalo

By: Cécile Debarge

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In Italy, the former Minister of the Interior and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, is summoned for a preliminary hearing at the court in Catania, Sicily, this Saturday.

He is accused of abuse of power and kidnapping of people.

An unfair trial estimate his supporters.

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The two charges relate to his decision as a former Minister of the Interior to wait six days before disembarking on land the 115 migrants taken in charge aboard the

ship

 of the Guardia Costiera at the end July 2019.

A judicial meeting that the League has transformed into a large rally in support of Matteo Salvini.

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