Matteo Salvini-Italian interior minister
I have translated an article news article of nan interview with Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini. It discusses the investigation by the prosecutor's office of Agrigento (Sicily) against Salvini for his role in not allowing migrants arriving on the ship Diciotti, to disembark. (They have since disembarked and four men are in custody charged with human trafficking.)
Diciotti
(ship) Salvini: I want to be tried. The
case will boomerang on the prosecutor of Agrigento. I’m sorry for him”
Investigated
by Sicilian magistrates for illegal detention, illegal arrest and abuse of
power, the interior minister speaking to Il Messagero and Libero (newspapers)
talks of having received many messages of solidarity and that he will waive immunity. “I want to see how it will rnd.”
“In
Agrigento, everything will come out positive, and therefore I thank the
prosecutor because it will boomerang.” For Matteo Salvini,, the investigation
opened by the Sicilian magistrates regarding the ship, Diciotto, which sees him
accused of illegal detention, illegal arrest and abuse of power, “Everything
will come out positive,” says the minister to Messagiere. And remembering
having received received many messages of solidarity, also on the part of
judges and prosecutors, speaking to Libero, beginning
today there is a signature collection in his support. To the question if he
will ask the Senate to say “no” to an authorization to proceed, he responds, “Absolutely
not.” If the tribunal says that I must be tried, I will go before the
magistrates and explain that I am not a kidnapper. I want to see how this will
end.”
Besides
the waiving of immunity, he commented also on the choice of the Agrigento
prosecutor. “I have only done my work as minister and am ready to do it again.
For the rest, I am sorry for the Agrigento prosecutors. I think that with all
the problems that Sicily has, the priority is certainly not to investigate
Salvini. And he was the same one
who some months ago said, ‘ The risks of
terrorists on board the boats is high’ Has he changed his mind?” He then turned
to the idea of reforming justice. “But not for the investigation into Salvini-
exactly- but because we have millions of trials delayed and this is one of the
problems that stops investment in Italy.” He then remembers to have received, “a
tide of messages of solidarity” and continues:” I believe that (the prosecutors)
at Agrigento have misjudged if they
thought they could stop intimidate someone.” Among the many messages of
support, there are some from judges and
public ministers from various prosecutors officers.
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As to the opening of a judicial investigation Sunday, also weighing in is vice premier Luigi DiMaio,
who defending the Lega (Northern League) leader has called for respect for the judiciary. A point on
which today, weighing in in the columns of La Repubblica, the president of the ANM (AssociazIone
Nazionale Magistrati) Francesco Minisci, who deploys the “union of the togas”, alongside the
prosecutor of Agrigento, Luigi Patronaggio, and maintains that Bonafede should support the work of
the magistrates, “He who covers institutional duties, in particular the minister of justice, should
defend the constitutional prerogatives of the magistrates.” “One thing is certain- underlines Minischi-
“As we have already done, we will react every time in which there are attacks on the autonomy and
the independence of every single magistrate, from whoever it comes. On constitutional principles, we
will not take one step back.” And he adds: Nobody should or be able to interfere in the work of
colleagues. If in the case of the ship Diciotto, crimes have been committed, and in a positive case,
whoever has committed them, it must be established who will investigate: This means autonomy
and independence of the magistrate(s)”.
Salvini then, in the
interview with Libero, spoke of political support in the case of Diciotto. “I
am pleased by the words of Berlusconi as well as those of Meloni. Not so much representatives of Forza Italia. Hypocrites
for how they are behaving in Parliament”. Turning finally to his relationship
with Pasei Ue: “ They have shown themselves to be totally absent, deaf,
untrustworthy, but because they do it with the Italians’ money, is the thing that
bothers us, Conte has done well in announcing that when they need us, we will
pay them back with the same money.” He makes it clear, however, there is no way
out” And to the question if he will ask the Hungarian premier, Orban-who he
will see in Milan on August 28- to accept some migrants, answers: “No. I know
his position on this point. Just like the position of the Germans and the Austrians.
Orban wants a Europe that controls and protects the external borders. This is
our final objective.”
27 August 2018
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