Vincenzo Visco and the Guardia di Finanza
The top personnel of the Lombardy Guardia di Finanza will be transferred or given other roles. Some of the most important investigations, including those concerning Parmalat, Unipol and Antoveneta are carried out by the Procura di Milano {Milan prosecutors’ office} in direct collaboration with the Guardia di Finanza. It is legitimate that citizens should know the reasons for this important decision taken by the deputy economy minister Vincenzo Visco.
There must be no kind of doubt about the removal of State officials who have played a decisive role in some of the most important investigations of recent years. I note the declaration made by Vincenzo Visco: “I categorically deny any reference to the Unipol case in the activities arranged by the general command of the Guardia di Finanza. This is a falsity constructed by art”. But this does not convince me.
The magistrates of the Milan prosecutors’ office met with the top personnel of the Guardia di Finanza on Monday. Before that, they wrote you a letter warning you not to go ahead with the transfers so that the delicate investigations could be completed. In just a few days, we have witnessed an agreement across the board in the Justice Committee for the law granting a pardon to be extended to finance crimes. Straight after that we see the decapitation of the Lombardy Guardia di Finanza. Is this a coincidence?
Dear colleague, I ask you to clear this up publicly or to do so in the parliamentary committee. Let us know the reasons for this decision so that the citizens will not consider this a move motivated by the need to throw sand into the Unipol investigations, as they are doing at the moment. It can also avoid conflict with the magistrates.
Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in
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Dear Minister Di Pietro:
STAY THE COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IN MATTERS OF JUSTICE DON'T GIVE QUARTER TO ANYONE UNTIL JUSTICE IS RENDERED.
WHATEVER THEIR PARTY OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION, CRIMINALS BELONG TO JAIL!!
INVESTIGATORS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE (CARABINIERI, POLICE, GdF) MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE JOB WITHOUT CAUSE.
VIVA MANI PULITE AND MAY ITS SEASON NEVER END
Posted by: Luigi Sardelli | July 25, 2006 02:07 AM
Mr. Di Pietro, as I voted for you this time I have to ask you something. No, nothing about a personal favor. I'm not italian enough for that. I want to ask you something that I ask since 10 year now to different ministers. It's depending of the financial ministery but Guardia di Finanza is involved with.
The fact is this: Actually, the VAT is added in every invoice fallowing the countries and the kind of articles.
This VAT has to be payed to the fiscal authorities for the vendor and the same amount can be deducted by the buyer.
The problem is, that frequently, companies after they received the merchandise and the invoice, they don't pay. The result is, that the first company has to rembours the VAT even if the money was not received . On the contrary, the other company, can deduct the VAT even if the invoice was not payed.
As you certainly know, governmental services use to pay invoices very, very slowly without thinking that a small company can fall in bancorupcy just because the money is not received in time.
I don't talk about those companies who are founded just before Christmas and disappear in january without paying anybody. I don't talk about those small companies tha they are obliged to ask more credits to the banks waiting to be payed. I just want to point out that it would be simple to avoid this abuses. A law which specifies that the invoces can be declared and deducted only if they are duly payed and signed by the vendor.
This, could be even a good thing for Italy. Companies became trustable and the guardia di finanza will have more time to use for serious tasks. It would be also a good esample to show to the other countries in Europe.
Posted by: Blisco jaio | July 20, 2006 04:40 PM