The Cassation rejects the appeal of the General Prosecutor and confirms the semi -freedom to Alberto Stasi: he can continue to leave the prison during the day with a mandatory return in the evening. The story remains at the center of media and judicial attention
The Court of Cassation decided today of Confirm the semi -freedom granted to Alberto Stasidefinitively sentenced to 16 years for the murder of Chiara Poggi. The appeal of the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office rejected asking for the revocation of the benefit, also linked to the interview given by Stasi to “The hyenas“During a prize permit.
With this decision, Stasi will therefore be able to continue to benefit from the semi -freedom regime, which allows him to leave the prison during the day, with a mandatory return in the evening, remaining outside for over 12 total hours, not only for work reasons but also for other authorized commitments.
The appeal and the hearing in the Court of Cassation
The Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office had challenged the semi -freedom measure, claiming that the ordinance presented vices of legitimacy, especially following the interview issued by Stasi to “Le Iene” on 30 March last, during a prize permit granted for reasons of family reunification. According to the Prosecutor, the prize permits must be granted exclusively for family, cultural or work reasons, and the television interview would not fall within any of these categories.
The hearing in the Court of Cassation took place without the presence of the parties, in a phase defined as “paper”, during which the judges examined the appeal, the observations of the attorney general and the defensive memories. The decision to reject the appeal confirmation of the semi -freedom granted to Stasi, but in the event of acceptance the story would have postponed to the Milan surveillance court for a new judgment.
Prize permits and the case of the interview with Le Iene
Among the central issues raised by the General Public Prosecutor there is the lack of specific authorization for the participation of Stasi in the television interview during a prize permit, considered not compliant with the purposes provided for by the legislation. This aspect fueled doubts about the correctness of the surveillance measure, but the Cassation considered that it was not enough to revoke semi -freedom.
Alberto Stasi’s words
In the interview with “The hyenas“, Stasi had expressed the desire to finally shed light on the truth:” What I care about is that the truth came out, that everything that has to emerge has come to light, which has not yet emerged. Nothing else. I, however, in a few months I could also be definitively at home, so it is not these few months that for me make the difference. I have deeper motivations, in short. It would be much more important for me, for my family. ”
