Per Cecilia Sala politics moves. Arrested in Tehran, the journalist has been in prison since December 19th. Despite at the disposal of Antonio Tajanithe Italian embassy and consulate “have been following the case with the utmost attention since it began”, the Democratic Party and the 5 Star Movement are turning to the government. in excited, almost accusatory tones.
Elly Schlein declared that “we are very concerned about the arrest in Iran of the journalist Cecilia Sala and we are following the case closely and with great apprehension. We immediately ask the government, with which we are already in contact, to implement every useful initiative to shed light on this matter, clarify the reasons for this detention and, above all, to bring Cecilia Sala back to Italy as soon as possible”.
Echoing the dem leader, the mayor of Tuscany Eugenio Gianialso part of the Democratic Party: “The detention of Cecilia Sala in Iran for her journalistic work is unacceptable. In 2022, at the Next Generation Fest, we awarded her the Pegasus, a symbol of freedom and courage. Today, her commitment encourages us to defend press freedom and human rights, we demand his immediate release.”
And again, the appeal from the parliamentarians of the 5 Star Movement is not missing: “We express concern and condemnation for the arrest in Iran of the journalist Cecilia Sala, detained for a week in isolation regime. We ask for immediate explanations from the Tehran government, which must respect the freedom of the press and immediately release our compatriot. We ask Foreign Minister Tajani to report immediately to Parliament“.
To reassure the opposition, as well as the Foreign Ministry, he will take care of it Guido Crosetto. The head of the Defense recalls that “since the first day, when the news of the unacceptable arrest of Cecilia Sala by the Iranian authorities arrived, the entire government, first and foremost the president Giorgia Meloni and Minister Tajani moved to have her released.” And on social media he adds: “Every person who could and can be useful to achieve this objective got to work. Unfortunately, the negotiations with Iran cannot be resolved with the involvement of Western public opinion and the strength of popular indignation but only with high-level political and diplomatic action. Italy works incessantly to free it, following every path.”
