The magistrates’ union responds to Meloni: “The case of the prime minister’s sister? Alleged conspiracy that serves to delegitimize judges”

Yet another attempt at delegitimize the judiciaryevoking alleged conspiracies. In the middle of August, the clash between the magistrates and the government reignites. The National Association of Magistrates reply to what has already been defined as the “Arianna Meloni case“. Yesterday Georgia Meloni commented on the director’s thesis The NewspaperAlessandro Sallusti, who hypothesized a “newspaper-left-prosecutor’s office axis” For “to put in the crosshairs“the sister of the Prime Minister.”Unfortunately I consider very plausible what was written today by Alessandro Sallusti on the newspaper. On the other hand it is a pattern seen and reviewed especially against Silvio Berlusconi“, supported the prime minister. “The one in progress is yet another attack on the judiciaryaimed at delegitimizing it by overshadowing alleged conspiracies. A dangerous exercise that weakens the republican institutions and damages the entire country”, says the ANM, after more than twenty-four hours of silence. According to Alexandra Maddalenavice-president of the union interviewed by theHuffington Post“once again they want to make the judiciary appear interested and biased. They want to make people believe that magistrates exercise their function for political purposes. By doing so they weakens a part of the state and there is a risk that citizens will no longer trust the judiciary. In this specific case, then, statements were made without any reference to concrete facts. These are theses, as far as we know, based on nothing”.

Although Sallusti’s article does not refer in detail to any judicial investigation (even hypothesizing the crime charged to Arianna Meloni: influence peddling), the news of The Newspaper has been relaunched by the entire political environment. The Minister for Institutional Reforms, Elizabeth Casellatishe came to speak of a scenario “unimaginabledisconcerting and unsettling“, expressing his “solidarity with Arianna and Giorgia Meloni, for their continuous obstacle course”. The Undersecretary of Justice Andrea Delmastroinstead, criticizes the note of the ANM: “The ANM’s tough stance against Sallusti’s article on Arianna Meloni is surprising. Sallusti – he emphasizes – reported true and incontrovertible data regarding the unfounded insinuations and slanders fueled by the left and certain journalism. In the same way, Sallusti recalled that in other times, such news were given not to tell a fact, but to determine another”, says the Fdi representative. “The conclusions of Fratelli d’Italia on these days are clear: it is necessary to stop trying to pull the judiciary by the jacket. A reaffirmation of the independence of the judiciary that no one should complain about”, the undersecretary maintains again.