Ilaria Salis, an Antifa activist held in Hungary and nominated by far-right Italy as a candidate for the European Parliament elections, on Thursday, April 25, during the national holiday of Italy marks end of World War II, salute to guerrilla struggle against “Nazi fascism”
Ilaria Salis’ letter was read by her father at the march of the National Union of Italian Partisans (Anpi) in Rome. Participants in the memorial march chanted again “Ilaria, she will be free!”
The letter, written in prison in Hungary, was also sent by Ilaria Salis to the Italian media.
“In my country, when we remember the end of the Second World War, we remember how the Nazi fascists were expelled as a result of the courageous struggle of men and women partisans. From my gray cell, I wish with all my heart that my country would be worthy of its own history. Today, as you have done in the past, confront the injustice of the world by standing on the side of truth in history. Happy April 25th!” Salis said in the letter.
In Italy, April 25 is considered an important holiday on the next anniversary of the liberation of the country from fascism during the Second World War.
Ilaria Salis was arrested by Hungarian authorities last February. This year, the trial in Hungary of a forty-year-old activist of the Antifa movement, who was specifically accused of participating in hooligan attacks on passers-by in Budapest, began on was mistaken by activists for a “Nazi-fascist” appearance. The victims received very serious injuries.
On April 18, the Alliance of the Green Party and the Left of Italy (AVS) announced that they will name Ilaria Salis as the leader of the list in the elections to the European Parliament in one of the constituencies in Italy.
Regarding the nomination, Roberto Salis, Ilaria’s father, said on Thursday, April 25, that they are still discussing the terms of the nomination, because “Ilaria’s situation is different from all the other candidates.”
“Today’s Ilaria is a symbol of anti-fascism,” – said her father.
The Italian publication Corriere della Sera cited statements by the former Hungarian ambassador to Rome, a member of the European Parliament from the ruling Fidesz party. Eniko Dieriaccording to which Ilaria Salis will not be the first member of the European Parliament to be “accused of a crime.”
Eniko Gyori believes that the Italian left used the court case as a tool for their political goals, especially to attack the prime minister. Georgia Meloni.
“In our country, politics and justice are separated, and I see that the Italian government supports this too,” – she said.
2024-04-26 08:57:00
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