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Reference Office: D.G.IT. – OFFICE IV)
In the event of arrest in a foreign country, the Italian citizen has the right to request consular assistance. At the request of the interested party, the diplomatic-consular mission can:
- visit the prisoner;
- provide names of local reference lawyers;
- maintain contact with family members, subject to the express consent of the prisoner;
- ensure, when necessary and permitted by local regulations, medical assistance and comfort items for the detainee;
- favor the transfer to Italy, if the compatriot is detained in countries adhering to theStrasbourg Convention on the Transfer of Prisoners of 1983or with which bilateral agreements are in force;
- intervene, in particular cases, to support requests for pardon presented by the interested party or by his lawyer.
The Consulate cannot intervene in court on behalf of a compatriot and/or pay legal fees.