In the political storm surrounding the Delmastro case, the Under-Secretary of Justice remains faithful to his position, rejecting requests for his resignation with a firm “I’m not going to resign. Why should I resign?”. His stay in office is influenced not only by his will, but also by the determination of Giorgia Meloni, leader of the FdI, who gave the order to vigorously defend Carlo Nordio’s deputy. The matter took an unexpected turn with the accusation: the decision of the Preliminary Hearing Judge (Gup) surprised the executive, who was counting on the request for non-prosecution made by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Rome through Deputy Prosecutor Paolo Ielo. The Prime Minister’s reaction was not long in coming: according to Repubblica she is furious with the development of events in the case and highlighted her support for Delmastro, already expressed last July. Her message is clear: no loyalists will be sacrificed.
In this tense climate, the opposition is evaluating strategies to respond to the accusation. A possible measure could be the presentation of a motion of censure to the undersecretary, but Giovanbattista Fazzolari – whose position Meloni took on the matter – defines it as a choice doomed to failure: in the end he will obtain the full confidence of Parliament. Another possible path, suggested by representatives of the Democratic Party such as Debora Serracchiani and Andrea Orlando, could be the request for Nordio and Meloni to be present in Parliament, to ask them to account for the undersecretary’s defense. Tempers are increasingly inflamed after Minister Crosetto’s interview about the fear of an attack by the judiciary.
Source: IL Tempo
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