An Italian court has acquitted Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of illegally blocking migrants on a rescue ship in 2019, when he was Interior Minister.
Salvini has strongly denied the charges, saying he is proud to defend Italy’s borders.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons has more.
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