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)