14 February 2008

Political Disinformation

TRUE (AGI)
Catanzaro, 14 Feb. - Luigi De Magistris, sostituto procuratore della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Catanzaro {public prosecutor in Catanzaro} a prosecutor until a short while ago in charge of the enquiries called "Why Not" and "Toghe Lucane", has no intention of entering the arena of politics. The journalistic reconstructions in relation to the possibility of his coming into the ring with Italia dei Valori, in fact, have not pleased him and he has made this statement to AGI: “As regards the article published in today’s 'Corriere della Sera', that I’ve just read now, I will refer it to the judicial authorities as it uses my name inappropriately. I repeat for the umpteenth time that I want to be a magistrate and not go into politics.” He affirms: “some days ago, Dr Di Pietro asked me courteously if I would like to be a parliamentary candidate with Idv.” He adds: “With matching courtesy I told him no, saying that I want to continue to be a magistrate.”

FALSE (www.corriere.it)
The first has already been accepted: to have a common parliamentary group in the forthcoming legislature. The second as well. Veltroni has asked the leader of Italia dei Valori to be able to influence the choice of the list of candidates. And that’s how it happened that even before the meeting in the loft, the name of de Magistris, inserted in the list of possible candidates for Idv, was cancelled, with a big cross through it. Third condition: since the Democratic Party has to do a certain amount of renewal, Di Pietro has to promise not to put in his list the names of any parliamentarians that the Democratic Party gets rid of and there will be a lot of them. Finally, for example, the 80 year old Ciriaco De Mita will not be a candidate , but to get rid of him, they are waiting for the last possible moment, so as to avoid him passing lock, stock, and votes from Irpinia, to the Rosa Bianca. Thus the agreement has been signed. Of course, even the Minister of Infrastructure had his interests: the polls gave him in the range of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent. Basically, Di Pietro did not have the mathematical certainty to get through the necessary threshold for those who are not aligned. In his interview with the leader of Italia dei Valori, Veltroni was frank: “You know that a part of the Democratic Party did not want you, but since every decision has been delegated to myself, I have organised for us to make this agreement.” An agreement that does not please Arturo Parisi («it’s a mistake»), and Rosy Bindi, and many who are pro-Prodi, as well as a part of the former PPI, and also a character like senator Antonio Polito, who says: «I’m against it.». But that’s how it is.

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