The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Italy for the detention of Giacomo Sy, 28, son of the actress and writer Loretta Rossi Stuart and grandson of actor Kim.

The young man, suffering from personality disorders and bipolarity, had to be detained in a residence for the execution of security measures (Rems), and instead he spent two years in the Roman prison because there was no place in the Rems and the authorities did not they were able to find an alternative solution.

The ECHR has condemned Italy for having treated him in an inhuman way and has established that the state will have to pay him 36,400 euros for moral damages.

The story begins in July 2018, when Giacomo Seydou Sy, born in 1994 and resident in Mazzano Romano (Rome), was arrested for theft and resistance to the police. Sy will eventually be convicted, but the judge will decide that given his situation he should be placed under house arrest. Giacomo does not respect the restrictions, however, and therefore returns to prison. It will remain there until July 27, 2020, despite the Italian courts having ruled that it must be moved to a Rems, and on April 7, 2020 the Strasbourg Court ordered Italy to move it to a suitable facility, not necessarily a Rems. In condemning Italy, the Strasbourg Court notes that "despite Sy's mental health being incompatible with prison, the man remained in Rebibbia for two years, in a context characterized by poor prison conditions and without therapy to remedy the his problems and prevent them from worsening ".

The Strasbourg judges also emphasized that "governments have an obligation to organize the prison system in such a way as to guarantee respect for the dignity of detainees, regardless of any financial or logistical difficulty". "The case of Giacomo Seydou Sy demonstrates an institutional short circuit in our country which is unacceptable", declares the president of the Antigone Association, Patrizio Gonnella. "In its decision, the ECHR - explains Gonnella - not only solves a single case, but gives indications on a" path "that the Government and Parliament must follow to avoid further convictions and new violations of fundamental rights".