4 October 2007

Solidarity with Luigi De Magistris

On Monday 8 October, the CSM will decide about the transfer of the Catanzaro prosecutor, Luigi De Magistris, in response to the request by the Minister of Grace and Justice. The prosecutor De Magistris is investigating the possible relationships between men of the institutions and criminal associations. To ask for him to be transferred means not having understood anything about what is happening in the country. The general public feels that this request is an umpteenth act of abusing power by the political class.
In such a climate you can’t ask for the Anno Zero programme dedicated to De Magistris not to be broadcast. My comment is that only in Burma could things like this happen, and perhaps not even there. Ministers are not creating the news or at least they shouldn’t be, it should be done by journalists. Whether they are called Floris or Santoro, as long as they are reporting the truth they are doing their duty and they should be left in peace.
There must be a law to keep politics and information separate. Each should be autonomous in relation to the other. Italy can be considered to be a civilised country only when this has come about. Luigi De Magistris has all my support.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Justice