27 January 2008

Legality in Sicily

Today, 26 January, Cuffaro announced his irrevocable resignation from his post as Premier of the Sicily Region, not as a result of personal choice, but rather to prevent a legal provision from obliging him to resign.
Cuffaro is simply pre-empting a decision dictated by the regulations currently in force, as I laid out in detail in my letter, sent to Premier Prodi and ministers Lanzillotta and Amato a few days ago.
Cuffaro’s resignation is, therefore, much more than simply an ethical and moral act. The serious conviction described and the reasons for the sentence handed down leave no room for any doubt whatsoever. Resignation was, and is the only way to go.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Justice