"As a parent I understand the anxiety and also some original statements of Ilaria Salis' father, Roberto. It is right that the government is committed with all its strength to protect the girl and I hope for her complete and rapid acquittal. I reiterate, however, that Ilaria Salis was blocked with a truncheon and in the company of an extremist: in the event of a conviction for violence, in my opinion, the opportunity for her to enter the classroom to educate and raise children is nil".
Thus the deputy prime minister and Matteo Salvini.
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