19 January 2007

A Memorial Plaque for Bettino Craxi

The morality of a country is even judged by who is honoured by the dedication of a street or a square. The many expressions of consent for a memorial plaque to Bettino Craxi in Milan denotes a country with values that are ever more confused and contradictory.
Craxi died as a fugitive from justice. What should be written on a memorial for him? Bettino Craxi the corruptor? Because it is this that is the truth. Time does not eliminate the facts. The memory of a country is important.
Honest citizens would be humiliated by a recognition of Craxi. It is stated that the plaque would represent the end of an era where the magistracy commanded politics.
Nothing is more false. The magistracy has only applied the law for Craxi the citizen who was found guilty of corruption and illegal financing to the parties.
The plaque for Craxi would be a further confirmation of the disappearance of values of justice after the ad personam laws and the pardon.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Justice