It all goes back to the day in 1994, when the «Corriere della Sera» published on its front page the order for Silvio Berlusconi to appear before the judges in Milan when he inaugurated the G7 in Naples. A low blow. Recently Paolo Mieli, director of via Solferino in those years, hinted that if he returned he might not do it again. That doubts about that report that reached him 8 hours before the police delivered the measure to the rightful recipient have tormented him for years. Mainly because no judge ever called him for clarification on the source of his information. And perhaps in this case he would not have imposed professional secrecy, but would have mentioned names and nicknames. Goffredo Buccini, author of the article that condemned the then prime minister to public ridicule, confessed the same doubts in his book. From reporter to unwitting instrument of some obscure interest takes a moment. It’s “judicial propagation,” honey. A lethal weapon. The clash between a certain judicial power and the center-right: a constant. From the time of Tangentopoli to the present day, the left has turned to the courts in search of a kind of red help.
Today Catania, yesterday Open Arms: Matteo Salvini called to answer for aggravated kidnapping. The warranty notice as a cudgel, a means of political struggle, unscrupulous use of investigations that often lead nowhere. Whatever one thinks about the issue of immigration, the sentence of the civil judge of Catania that repudiates the actions of the Executive, the attempt to transform the decree of accelerated expulsions into waste of paper, add to a long list of invasions of the ground. The “Republic of prosecutors” strikes again. «Independence became self-government, familism and inheritance increased separateness and self-referentiality – wrote Sabino Cassese some time ago in his book on the “Government of Judges” –. Rationality was expected and there was judicial populism, justice was expected and there were executioners”. Nothing has changed since then, the same judicial mechanism. A fight that has marked the country’s life for at least thirty years. Reckless use of wiretapping. Phrases heard that would have nothing to do with the investigations. And if there is a right-wing speaker on the other end of the line, the megaphone amplifies it. A proven scheme.
An extreme case comes to mind: Gianfranco Micciché, an alleged drug user and as such uninvestigated, who ended up on the front page for appearing among the clients of a known drug trafficker. The magistrates were not obliged to disclose his name contained along with others in the order. The sphere of newsworthiness did not coincide with the criminal relevance of the fact. A non-crime. Result: front page photo, chase video, monstrosity. Excessive guarantee? Perhaps. However, it is precisely in these cases that respect for the rules by the judiciary would improve civil life. After all, maintaining democracy involves small, seemingly insignificant details. The Left admits it: for a long period the Adversary “received separate treatment from prosecutors”. As if adapting to ethics and common rules, not violating them, were a personal impoverishment of the judges. The more striking the surname, the more guarantees are lost. Privacy protection repeatedly violated. The pillory possibly one-way.
Source: IL Tempo

Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.