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Italy's vice Premier Matteo Salvini speaks to journalists as he leaves a Palermo's law court in Sicily, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, after he was acquitted in a first instance trial where he was accused of blocking for 19 days the disembarkation of 147 people, including minors, rescued at sea by the NGO Open Arms in August 2019.(AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italy's vice Premier Matteo Salvini speaks to journalists as he leaves a Palermo's law court in Sicily, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, after he was acquitted in a first instance trial where he was accused of blocking for 19 days the disembarkation of 147 people, including minors, rescued at sea by the NGO Open Arms in August 2019.(AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Open Arms founder Oscar Camps arrives at the Palermo's court Friday Dec. 20, 2024 as Italy's deputy premier Matteo Salvini awaits a verdict for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking the rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Open Arms founder Oscar Camps arrives at the Palermo's court Friday Dec. 20, 2024 as Italy's deputy premier Matteo Salvini awaits a verdict for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking the rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italy's deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, shakes hands with a police upon his arrival at the Palermo's court Friday Dec. 20, 2024 as he awaits a verdict for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking a rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italy's deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, shakes hands with a police upon his arrival at the Palermo's court Friday Dec. 20, 2024 as he awaits a verdict for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking a rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Matteo Salvini supporters show their party flag in front of the Palermo's court Friday Dec. 20, 2024 as the Italy's deputy premier awaits a verdict for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking the rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Matteo Salvini supporters show their party flag in front of the Palermo's court Friday Dec. 20, 2024 as the Italy's deputy premier awaits a verdict for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking the rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italy's vice Premier Matteo Salvini, flanked by his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno, left, speaks to journalists as he leaves a Palermo's law court in Sicily, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, after he was acquitted in a first instance trial where he was accused of blocking for 19 days the disembarkation of 147 people, including minors, rescued at sea by the NGO Open Arms in August 2019.(AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italy's vice Premier Matteo Salvini, flanked by his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno, left, speaks to journalists as he leaves a Palermo's law court in Sicily, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, after he was acquitted in a first instance trial where he was accused of blocking for 19 days the disembarkation of 147 people, including minors, rescued at sea by the NGO Open Arms in August 2019.(AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italy’s vice premier, Matteo Salvini arrives at a court in Sicily that is expected to announce its verdict on whether Salvini is guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister, in Palermo, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

Italy’s vice premier, Matteo Salvini arrives at a court in Sicily that is expected to announce its verdict on whether Salvini is guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister, in Palermo, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

Former Interior minister Matteo Salvini leaves the Senate prior to a vote on lifting his immunity for a trial on Aug 2019 Open Arms case, in Rome Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP, File)

Former Interior minister Matteo Salvini leaves the Senate prior to a vote on lifting his immunity for a trial on Aug 2019 Open Arms case, in Rome Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP, File)

Italy's vice Premier Matteo Salvini, flanked by his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno, left, speaks to journalists as he leaves a Palermo's law court in Sicily, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, after he was acquitted in a first instance trial where he was accused of blocking for 19 days the disembarkation of 147 people, including minors, rescued at sea by the NGO Open Arms in August 2019.(AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italy's vice Premier Matteo Salvini, flanked by his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno, left, speaks to journalists as he leaves a Palermo's law court in Sicily, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, after he was acquitted in a first instance trial where he was accused of blocking for 19 days the disembarkation of 147 people, including minors, rescued at sea by the NGO Open Arms in August 2019.(AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)