A Catania prosecutor on
Thursday asked to shelve a case of alleged kidnapping by
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of rescued migrants aboard the
Diciotti Coast Guard ship.
The prosecutor said the deputy premier and anti-migrant
League leader had "made a purely political choice" in a 10-d ay
stand-off with the EU over 150 or so Eritrean migrants.
Therefore, the judicial system could not pronounce on it, the
prosecutor argued.
"I'm innocent. I could and had to block the immigrants,"
Salvini said on Facebook.
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