Italian prosecutors have requested a six-year prison sentence for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini for his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in Italy when he was interior minister in 2019.

Deputy prime minister could face prison over episode in which vessel carrying rescued migrants was forbidden from docking

Italy's deputy PM Matteo Salvini facing six years in prison for rejecting migrant ship - Right-wing party leader is charged with kidnapping over refusal to allow migrant rescue boat to dock in 2019