An Italian rights activist detained
in Turkey in June for allegedly spreading propaganda in favour
of Kurdish militants, Cristina Cattafesta, arrived back in Italy
on Friday.
"The positive outcome of the affair was made possible also
thanks to the personal intervention of Foreign Minister Enzo
Moavero Milanesi, to whom (Cattafesta's) relatives had appealed,
and to the incisive action of sensitisation carried out at a
local level by our embassy in Ankara, in close liaison with the
foreign ministry in Rome," the Farnesina said.
Cattafesta, 62, head of an Italian organisation supporting
Afghan women, was released after the charges of spreading
propaganda for the PKK were dropped.
The foreign ministry welcomed "with great satisfaction" the
news of her return.
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