▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁for ▁assist ing ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁break ▁of ▁a ▁conv icted ▁murder er , ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁for ▁criminal ▁consp i racy , ▁and ▁ 3 ▁years ▁for ▁criminal ▁cont empt . ▁ ▁Her ▁conv iction ▁spark ed ▁a ▁campaign ▁in ▁her ▁native ▁Italy , ▁supported ▁mainly ▁by ▁left ist ▁parties ▁and ▁movements , ▁who ▁protest ed ▁what ▁they ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁dis pro port ion ate ▁length ▁of ▁her ▁sentence , ▁which ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated , ▁particularly ▁for ▁the ▁part ▁regarding ▁the ▁sentence ▁to ▁ 3 ▁years ▁for ▁" c riminal ▁cont empt ", ▁which ▁they ▁claimed ▁in fr ing ed ▁on ▁the ▁" right ▁to ▁remain ▁silent " ▁of ▁the ▁accused ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁all ▁major ▁European ▁criminal ▁codes . ▁Notable ▁from ▁this ▁respect ▁is ▁the ▁famous ▁Italian ▁singer ▁Francesco ▁Gu cc ini ' s ▁song ▁" C anz one ▁per ▁Sil via ", ▁express ing ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁prisoner ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁freedom ▁of ▁thought ▁and ▁general ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁system , ▁addressed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁a ▁nation . ▁Among st ▁those ▁who ▁also ▁interven ed ▁in ▁her ▁favor ▁were ▁No am ▁Ch om sky , ▁Roberto ▁Ben ign i , ▁D ario ▁Fo , ▁Luis ▁Sep ul ved a , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union . ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁that , ▁had ▁she ▁been ▁conv icted ▁in ▁Italy ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁cr imes ▁and