On the case of Ilaria Salis, brought to court in chains in Budapest, "this time it seems to me that it has gone too far": it is a "violation of community standards" and is not "in harmony with our legal civilisation": this was said by the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, in an interview with Radio Anch'io.
According to Tajani, "lawyers must ask for house arrest in Italy", and he also said that the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, has met with Ilaria's father, Roberto, and is following the case closely.
"I asked for absolute respect for community law, because dragging a prisoner in that way seems out of place, not in harmony with our community law" and "there must always be respect for a prisoner".
If Ilaria Salis is found guilty, "she must serve the sentence, but there must be respect for the person, even for an inmate, as for any human person".
"We don't want to intervene in other people's justice, but we are in the European Union and there are citizens' rights to be respected" and "our ambassador will say it" in Budapest and we will praise the Hungarian diplomatic representative in Italy.
Tajani said about the Salis affair "we have already spoken with the Hungarian government. In the last European Council on Foreign Affairs I delivered a document to the Hungarian government, asking it to ensure compliance with the rules".
"We will not leave our fellow citizen in a condition of disrespect" and "we cannot compromise on this".
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