I want to express my absolute opposition to the proposals made in recent days about the nomination of Silvio Berlusconi and Umberto Bossi as life senators.

The proposals were put forward by the DS for the former President of the Council and by the director of the Padania for the leader of the Lega. I must say that I do not approve of either. I find the former choice to be bizarre, if not actually offensive. It comes from a party that justly opposed a series of actions performed by the person who they are supporting as a candidate for life senator. These are actions that have strongly damaged the activity of the magistrates and have worked in favour of personal interests.
At one time, life senators were considered like Fathers of the Nation, persons with high moral values with a great sense of the State.
The cases proposed relate to a person who has been convicted and sentenced to 8 months in prison for bribes related to Enimont and the other who has been found guilty of various crimes for which the time delay was too long (and thus “prescritto”) and who was at one time a member of the P2.

Is this the example that we want to give to our citizens? That the highest positions in terms of representation, should be given to people who have broken the law?

Do we want to associate with the names of Montalcini and Ciampi those of Berlusconi and Bossi? Already in Parliament there are almost 20 who have been convicted. Let’s not make the situation worse with life senators who are “prescritto” or convicted.