Kelvin Egulbor, a 25 year old Nigerian, is in prison in Poggioreale, Napoli, for 20 months. He was sentenced to five years in prison for extortion, a crime his defense disputes.
According to the prosecution, Kelvin threatened a man with cutting off the hood of his car if he did not give him 2 euros to park in the parking area. Fuorigrotta.
Kelvin is a beggar assisted by the church of San Vitale in Fuorigrotta. He did some odd jobs or swept the street to earn a living.
The appeal hearing in his case will be held tomorrow. His lawyer, Salvia Antonelli, will ask for his release or for house arrest.
"It's inconceivable that a person can remain in prison for 20 months for extorting 2 euros.", said Antonelli. "While there are people who have committed murders and are at liberty."
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Samuele Ciambriello, the Campania guarantor of people deprived of personal liberty, visited Kelvin in prison. "We ask that he be placed in a community in the Caserta area that has offered to take him in," he said. "It is clear that the sentence is absolutely disproportionate to the facts contested."
The Constitutional Court has declared unlawful the part of Article 629 of the Criminal Code that does not provide for a reduction in sentences for minor extortion. However, this ruling has not yet been applied to Kelvin's case.
The case of Kelvin Egulbor is an example of how the Italian justice system can be unjust and dysfunctional. A young beggar was sentenced to five years in prison for asking a man for 2 euros. It is clear that the sentence is absolutely disproportionate to the facts contested.
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