It was both a show of strength and support for Matteo Salvini. On Sunday, leaders of political forces within the EU Parliament’s far-right nationalist ‘Patriots for Europe’ group came to the 36th annual gathering of the League party in Pontida. As they took to the stage under the slogan ‘defending borders is not a crime’, they stood by the Italian party leader’s side, who is facing six years in prison in the ongoing Open Arms trial. Surrounded by fellow League party members, Salvini attacked Italian prosecutors for charging him after he refused to allow 147 migrants to disembark in Italy when …