“Nego”, Angelo Bonelli said this morning to L’aria che tira about Ilaria Salis’ candidacy on the red-green list. A few hours after the official announcement: “The Green and Left Alliance, according to Roberto Salis, has decided to nominate his daughter Ilaria, detained in Hungary, in conditions that seriously violate people’s rights, on its lists in the next European elections”, they say Nicola Fratoianni and himself in a joint note. Elly Schlein was the first to look at the 39-year-old teacher, accused of having participated in the beating of some neo-Nazis, but in the end she will be on the list not with the Pd but with Avs.
“At these times the national leadership groups discuss the modalities of this choice that aims to protect the rights and dignity of a European citizen, also from the inertia of the Italian authorities to obtain a quick release from prison in favor of house arrest denied with the latest decision of the Hungarian judges The idea is that around Ilaria Salis’ candidacy a great and generous battle will be generated so that the European Union defends the principles of the Rule of Law and reaffirms the inviolability of fundamental human rights throughout its territory. . and in each of the member states”, declare Fratoianni and Bonelli. “Ours – they explain – is a gesture that can serve to denounce uncivilized methods of detention, especially for those still awaiting trial. In this way, Green Europe and the Left Italian authorities intend to take legislative initiatives to the future European Parliament to protect the rights of people involved in criminal proceedings in all countries of the Union will be convened in the coming days.” A measure that for many observers, however, is purely electoral, with Avs terrified of not surpassing the 4 percent barrier in the European elections.
Shortly before, in a press release at the end of the EU summit, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was invited to comment on what was still just a hypothesis. Also given the executive’s commitment to the subject. “As far as Ilaria Salis is concerned, I don’t know if she will run”, “I don’t believe it will change anything in terms of the work that the Government is doing and that I think it must guarantee”; said the prime minister. “I have already said that the politicization of this matter, in my opinion, I do not know to what extent it helps the resolution of the case itself, but then obviously everyone makes the choices they want to make, and particularly those that concern Ilaria Salis. In itself, I don’t allow myself to judge them, they will be choices that he will have evaluated and absolutely nothing changes”, added Meloni.
Source: IL Tempo
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