Saviano had said Salvini ignored mafia wars and instead cracked down on migrants

Saviano had said Salvini ignored mafia wars and instead cracked down on migrants

 Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

An Italian court has cleared mafia bestseller "Gomorrah" author and journalist Roberto Saviano of defamation charges brought by far-right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, his lawyer said Friday.

Saviano was acquitted Thursday over a 2018 social media post in which he called Salvini the "minister of the criminal underworld".

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