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Open Arms Trial: Palermo Prosecutor's Office Requests Salvini's Trial

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At the end of the hearing, the Chief Prosecutor of Palermo, Francesco Lo Voi, requested that Matteo Salvini be sent to trial.

The former Interior Minister is accused of kidnapping and refusal to perform official duties in the Open Arms case. Salvini he is accused of having “illegally” detained 147 migrants on board the Spanish NGO in August 2019. Unlike the Catania Prosecutor's Office, which is requesting a dismissal of the Gregoretti case, the Palermo magistrates are requesting a trial for the League leader.

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The discussion was supported by the three magistrates present in the courtroom, in the bunker of the Ucciardone prison in Palermo. The first to speak was the Deputy Prosecutor Marzia Sabella, followed by the prosecutor Geri Ferrara. The Chief Prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi concluded. “We do not see how in a case like this one cannot request a referral to trial,” the magistrate reiterated.

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