The European Commission said Monday
that granting house arrest to Ilaria Salis, an antifascist on
trial in Hungary for allegedly attacking two neoNazis a year
ago, would be in line with EU norms.
"The Commission is aware that there have been bilateral contacts
between Italy and Hungary and they have discussed the
possibility of alternative detention, including house arrest,"
said European Commissioner for Financial Services, Mairead
McGuinness, speaking at a European Parliament plenary session
debate on Salis.
"This measure would be in line with the EU Council conclusions
on alternative measures to detention," said McGuinness.
"The Commission is available to help find a sustainable
solution", she said, referring to Italian efforts to get Salis
back in Italy under house arrest once she is convicted.
Separately Deputy Justice Minister Francesco Paolo Sisto
reiterated to Italian TV that Salis needs to be granted house
arrest in Hungary first in order to obtain house arrest in
Italy.
"We cannot interfere in the judicial system of another country
for crimes committed by one of our citizens on the soil of that
country," he said.
"This is true for Italy towards Hungary, but the opposite would
obviously also be true.
"For Ilaria Salis we have the obligation to push for dialogue
and collaboration so that she can obtain a measure of house
arrest 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 perfectly in a condition to
guarantee the safety of home custody".
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