Starting to see light says Salis's dad after meeting her

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 31 - The father of Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old Italian antifascist held for the last 11 months in Hungary for allegedly attacking two Neo-Nazis celebrating the 'Day of Honour' commemorating a Nazi WWII regiment, said after meeting her for the first time in jail Wednesday that "we are starting to see a bit of light" as her conditions of detention have improved since a protest from Rome earlier this week.
    "We are starting to see some light", said Roberto Salis on the phone with ANSA, describing himself as "moderately optimistic" after meeting his daughter, who has been allegedly held in dirty and inhumane conditions and whose appearance in court Monday in hand and ankle shackles, led by a chain, sparked an outcry from Italian officials and led Premier Gorgia Meloni to ask her friend and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban about the case.
    "She is still enthusiastic about having seen her friends on Monday and some good signs are also coming from the prison where her conditions have improved," explained Salis.
    He added that he had met the Italian ambassador in Budapest again, saying: "He told us about the meeting with the Hungarian justice minister, I think everyone is moving in the right direction." (ANSA).