ECHR condemns Italy after inmate dies after losing 25 kg

The European Court of Human Rights on

Tuesday condemned Italy over a 28-year-old prison inmate who

died at the end of 2019 after losing 25 kg in seven months.

The man, Antonio Raddi, claimed he was unable to eat in the jail

in Turin before dying on December 30 that year.

Following a complaint from his family, the Turin prosecutor's

office investigated the case.

However, after completing their investigations, the prosecutors

requested and obtained the dismissal of the case, with a judge

finding no criminal liability for inadequate medical

supervision.

The ECHR, on the other hand, upheld an appeal by lawyers

Gianluca Vitale and Federico Milano and condemned Italy, as the

lawyers explained, for violating the articles on respect for the

right to life and the prohibition of inhuman and degrading

treatment in prisons.

"It's a condemnation of an entire system that has failed,"

Vitale commented, adding that "there is indeed a judge in

Strasbourg."

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