Ilaria Salis changes her mind. The 39-year-old of Sardinian origin who has been detained for about a year in Budapest on charges of attacking far-right militants will present a request to obtain house arrest in Italy or, alternatively, in Hungary.
Until now she had also opposed it because in Hungary periods under house arrest are worth a fifth of the calculation of the sentence to be served after any conviction; in practice, five days under house arrest count as one day in prison.
This was revealed by her father Roberto: «Ilaria has changed her mind given that this request to apply for house arrest in Hungary has arrived from various quarters. Now we have to find a house in Budapest and then we will submit the request."
In recent months the case has caused a lot of discussion, not only in Italy, after the spread of images in which the woman appeared with chains on her wrists and ankles in a courtroom. There were numerous sit-ins, marches and demonstrations to demand his release and respect for human rights.
(Unioneonline/ss)
