Mattarella calls Roberto Salis, 'I'm close to her' - Last hour. Father of Ilaria, the 39-year-old Italian teacher detained for over a year in Budapest, had sent a letter to the Quirinale.

"I reiterated his personal closeness to me and the family - he said - and guaranteed me his personal interest in this case", Roberto Sal is quoted as having said by ANSA. He also thanked Mattarella for the diligence with which he responded to me in less than 24 hours.