Mario Roggero has changed his mind. After his video outburst outside the prison, the Grinzane Cavour jeweler, sentenced to 14 years and nine months for killing two robbers, has backtracked .

He has not yet turned himself in: he decided, at the suggestion of his family, to book a hotel near the penitentiary.

"He'll turn himself in as soon as the prison request is official. I don't know where he'll show up," said Dante Roggero, brother of the 72-year-old who killed two robbers and wounded a third after a robbery at his jewelry store on April 28, 2021.

"My brother is certainly shaken, but still resilient. His latest video, also broadcast on TV, sums it all up. Many have come forward to ask for clemency, and for this he is extremely grateful," Dante added.

In any case, he should turn himself in between today and tomorrow when the arrest warrant arrives.

A debate has erupted across the country, with center-right parties calling for a pardon, or at least for him to be spared prison time. Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has reportedly begun the preliminary investigation aimed at granting a pardon. Following political pressure from the League and the Brothers of Italy, the minister has initiated, on his own initiative—based on Article 681, paragraph 4, of the Code of Criminal Procedure—the preliminary investigation aimed at granting a pardon to Mario Roggero, coordinating with the Attorney General's Office of the Turin Court of Appeal. The magistrates will gather all the documentation, the opinions of the Supervisory Court, and Roggero's criminal history. Once the preliminary investigation is complete, the minister will provide a non-binding opinion based on the findings. Sergio Mattarella will have the final say.

"It's over. I'm spending the last few minutes with my family before turning myself in. I've acknowledged that the judges in Rome wanted to sentence me to 14 years and nine months in prison, as in previous trials, so they wanted to give me life," Roggero said yesterday in a video posted on social media.