«I am very happy, I really thank the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. I was very impressed that he called himself and that he did it so quickly. I thank him so much for his involvement.” Thus Ilaria Salis wanted to thank the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, as her father Roberto told Ansa, contacted on Saturday by the head of state. Ilaria Salis has been in prison for more than 13 months in Budapest on charges of having participated in two attacks once morest far-right militants.
Two different treatments for Salis and Marchesi
Even the head of state (contacted on 29 March via certified email by Ilaria Salis’ father to move the Italian government) hoped that “these were different days” for Ilaria Salis’ family, and instead they are days of anger and sadness following no good news came from last Thursday’s hearing, which confirmed detention in prison, denying house arrest for the 39-year-old Italian activist. He explained to the President of the Republic Roberto Salis the different treatment his daughter is receiving compared to that reserved for Gabriele Marchesi, two defendants awaiting trial accused of the same attacks and the same crimes to which opposite measures are applied: Marchesi was under house arrest in Milan and was freed once more, Salis was in prison in Budapest and returned to the same prison. Two Italian citizens judged by two courts of two different states with a clear disparity, on which Salis hopes that Mattarella can intervene, following the hoped-for help did not arrive from the government.
The proximity of Mattarella
“This disparity affects our public opinion,” Mattarella explained to him, adding that “the difference between our system, inspired by European values, and their system” has determined this situation. Furthermore, the head of state assured that he will do everything within his possibilities, which are not extensive on an operational level and pass through the government. Human closeness above all, but also the speed of the response was one of the major differences noted by Roberto Salis compared to the discussions he has had with the government so far.
Appeal following Easter
Ilaria Salis awaits the next hearing on May 24th at least knowing that even the highest office in the state has intervened in her case, supporting her family. “There is no hope for the appeal to the Budapest Court”, claims the lawyer Eugenio Losco (who defends both Ilaria Salis and Gabriele Marchesi, ed.), who calls for more incisiveness in the political and diplomatic action of the Italian government: « Meloni should intervene directly with Orban, we can no longer pretend nothing happened.” An appeal which, in any case, can be presented following Easter, explained the Hungarian lawyer Gyorgy Magyar, without making any assumptions regarding the timing of the appeal.
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2024-04-02 15:37:48
