Appeal Trial for the Burning of Venus of the Rags: A Call for Sentence Reduction and Supportive Measures

Tomorrow there will be the appeal trial for the burning of the Venus of the Rags: "A reduction of the first-degree sentence and paths of reception and psychological support": this is what the Campanian guarantor for people deprived of personal freedom, Samuele Ciambriello, hopes for Simone Isaia, deemed responsible for the fire that destroyed the "Venus of the Rags" in Naples, for whom the appeal trial begins tomorrow. In the first instance, Isaia was sentenced to four years in prison and to pay a fine of 4,000 euros. "The imprisonment of Simone Isaia for months - emphasizes Ciambriello - is a human and social defeat for all of us. The first-degree sentence of 4 years in prison is a disproportionate and excessive sentence. I hope that it will be reduced tomorrow on appeal. Simone is a fragile boy, a person in difficulty, but not dangerous. I have seen in these months that much of the public opinion has made objective and guarantist evaluations on the subject. I hope that tomorrow paths of reception and psychoeducational support for young Simone will be implemented. I want to celebrate tomorrow, justice and freedom for Simone Isaia," concludes the guarantor.