"It went much worse than we expected, we don't see any action that could alleviate my daughter's situation.
We were left alone.
We asked for two things, house arrest in Italy or alternatively at the embassy in Hungary and both were received deny it.
I believe that my daughter will remain in prison for a long time to come and we will still see her in chains at the trials."
Roberto Salis, the father of the 39-year-old anti-fascist in prison in Hungary, says this as he leaves the Ministry of Justice after meetings with the Foreign and Justice Ministers Antonio Tajani and Carlo Nordio.
"I met Ilaria Salis' father in a confidential manner", accompanied by the lawyer,
"and it was a private and cordial meeting".
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this in a press conference after meeting Ilaria Salis' father at the Farnesina.
What Italy is doing on the matter "is known and there is nothing to add,
we continue to work hard to ensure that community legislation on the rights of prisoners can be respected,
we continue in this direction and we will continue to do what we have done" , added Tajani.
"We cannot interfere in the judicial system of another country for crimes committed by one of our citizens on the soil of that country. This applies to Italy towards Hungary, but obviously the opposite would also apply.
For Ilaria Salis we have the obligation to push on dialogue and collaboration so that
she can obtain a house arrest order in Hungary and then bring her to Italy.
This is also possible by giving reassurances on the execution of the measure: for example we are able to certify that the electronic bracelet used in Italy is in perfect condition to guarantee the safety of home custody".
Thus in Tagadà the deputy minister of Justice Francesco Paolo Sisto.
EU Commissioner McGuinness to the EP, 'ready to help for a sustainable solution'
"The Commission knows that there have been bilateral contacts between Italy and Hungary and they discussed the possibility of alternative detention, including house arrest.
This measure would be in line with the conclusions of the EU Council" on alternative measures to detention.
"The Commission is available to help find a sustainable solution."
This was said by the EU Commissioner for Financial Services, Mairead McGuinness, speaking in the EP plenary during the debate on Ilaria Salis.
Schlein: 'The government only moved when it saw chains and leashes'
"It is important that the European Parliament discusses today the violation of the fundamental rights and dignity of Ilaria Salis, and it is important that it does so because she is not only an Italian citizen but also a European citizen".
The secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein said this
on the sidelines of the Socialists EU flash mob for the Italian citizen detained in Hungary.
"The EP has always taken the principles of the rule of law seriously, which also apply to Orban's Hungary. It's a shame that Giorgia Meloni, who attacks us from Japan, doesn't seem to have noticed it. It must be the time difference, because she told us that 'if we are better we can take care of it ourselves' and we forget that she is in government. The country is waiting for answers from her, of their indignation of their pain, of the surprise that Minister Nordio spoke about yesterday. Ilaria Salis does not ignore it it does nothing,” he added.
"Every tool must be used to ensure respect for rights and dignity" by Ilaria Salis.
"I don't know if the Democratic Party is better but I know that for months, even with parliamentary documents, it has been asking the government to intervene on Ilaria Salis, detained in inhumane conditions in Hungary. The government only woke up when the whole world saw the chains and the leash. It is difficult not to think that behind this silence of months there is Meloni's embarrassment" for his ally Viktor Orban.
The secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein said this on the sidelines of the flash mob for Ilaria Salis in the European Chamber.
Not only that, Meloni "welcomes Orban with open arms into the family of European Conservatives, obviously he can do this because on his arms there are no chains that we saw on the wrists of Ilaria Salis", added Schlein.
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