Overview
- The clemency, disclosed Saturday by TV program Mi Manda Rai Tre, cancels her 3 years and 11 months prison term.
- The Quirinale said it based the decision on the serious illness of a close minor who needs specialized hospital care, and it withheld details under privacy rules.
- Justice Minister Carlo Nordio and the chief prosecutor at the Court of Appeal issued favorable opinions backing the measure, according to official notes.
- Several outlets reported the decree was signed in recent weeks, with Il Fatto Quotidiano saying the decision dates to February.
- In Italy, a presidential pardon follows a final conviction and reduces or cancels the sentence without erasing the crimes.