Italian antifascist could be released from Hungary jail due to EU election candidacy

Candidacy could grant immunity to Ilaria Salis who was arrested in February 2023 after a counter-demonstration at a Neo-Nazi rally

An Italian antifascist activist held in prison in Hungary has accepted a candidacy in the European elections that could see her granted immunity and released from jail.

Ilaria Salis, 39, a teacher from Monza, near Milan, was arrested in Budapest in February 2023 after a counter-demonstration against a neo-Nazi rally. She was charged with three counts of attempted assault and accused of being part of an extreme leftwing organisation.