Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday that he does not think it is a good idea for Ilaria Salis, an Italian teacher in jail in Hungary for alleged involvement in an attack on far-right militants, to stand as a candidate in June's European elections to draw attention to her case.
"I hope that Ms Salis will be acquired," Tajani told Sky Tg24.
"I saw that she was brought into court today again in handcuffsand chains, but it seems that they then took them off her after her.
"It is not a nice way (to treat someone), I do n't think there isany danger of her escaping her.
"Having said that, I would avoid politicizing the case,.
"I am not interested in whether they want to have her stand as a candidate, but if you turn the trial into a political clash, that political clash does not help Ms Salis". (see related story).
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