On the case of Ilaria Salis, the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa intervenes, who today in Milan met the father of the teacher detained in Hungary. «It was a very courteous meeting - said La Russa -. Remember that I, before becoming a politician, am a criminal lawyer, of prison. So for me it is not difficult to identify with the father's desire, first of all that the dignity of the accused daughter is respected. Starting from this, the closeness was immediate and spontaneous».
Ignazio La Russa meets Ilaria Salis's father
«Beyond the merit of the trial on which I can naturally say nothing, I strongly express myself on the right to the girl's dignity in the exhibition of the famous chains, which are in many countries and partly also in Italy. The important thing is that there is no exhibition of the ways in which security is ensured», said La Russa after the meeting with Roberto Salis. To those who asked him if he defends «a militant antifascist», La Russa replied «yes, because the merit of the story is not relevant». The president La Russa explained that «we are talking about an Italian who, regardless of the judgement one can give, of her ideas, and of the way she translates her ideas, whether it is true or not true that she participated in that expedition, she is still an Italian citizen for whom it is right that the rights of the person are protected».
The decision of house arrest for Ilaria Salis «does not pertain to the degree of responsibility for the contested facts, if they can be granted, and the fact that they have been rejected but examined means that in theory they can be granted. I am not opposed, indeed, I am extremely in favour. Then, however, the Hungarian judiciary freely decides - concludes La Russa -. The decision of house arrest cannot be ours. There could be, for example, the availability of the place in Hungary, awaiting a possible request in Italy, and it could be the embassy».
Roberto Salis: «Full convergence, thank you La Russa»
«I thank the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa, it was a friendly and empathic meeting. We have full convergence on the strategy to adopt and as a family we are confident that the path undertaken is the right one». This is what Roberto Salis, the father of the 39-year-old detained in Budapest, said to ANSA after meeting the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa. «Now for the good of Ilaria and for the defense of her dignity and her rights - he added - the family asks everyone to tone down the political controversy and we pray to stop any attempt to exploit the case».
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