The case of former terrorist Cesare Battisti's daytime solitary confinement while he was detained in Massama was the focus of a hearing at the Oristano Court.
Battisti connected via video call from Massa Carrara prison, where he is serving a life sentence, and reconstructed the initial period of his detention in Massa Carrara, when he was in daytime solitary confinement. This criminal sentence lasted well beyond six months, extending from January 2019 until September 2020, as his lawyer Gianfranco Sollai also recalled.
The Prosecutor's Office, which is currently proceeding against unknown persons for abuse of office, has requested the case be closed, arguing that Battisti had consented to his remaining in Massama.
In reality, as explained by lawyer Sollai, Battisti had asked to be approached by one of his lawyers (one is Milanese Davide Steccanella) or by his family, otherwise he could have remained in Massama but in different conditions "they wouldn't let me go out even for an hour of fresh air" he said.
The lawyer also emphasized that the Department of Penitentiary Administration (DAP) had given specific instructions to guarantee the right to socialization and therapeutic re-education. Sollai requested further investigations, alleging failure to perform official duties. Judge Serena Corrias reserved her decision.
