MANFREDONIA – «With the transparency that distinguishes me and binds me to my fellow citizens, I have the obligation and duty to inform that at 1.30 pm (last Tuesday, ed.) – with rather suspicious timing – I was notified of the closure of the investigations against me for an appendix of the “Hands off investigation” which takes its steps on what was declared by the arrested men Romito and Salvemini. I do not hide my bitterness for this situation, since what was declared and boasted by the two subjects has no objective confirmation and, above all, clashes with the clear and intransigent line that the undersigned has taken as Mayor regarding the “Look at the Moon” affair. ». Thus the engineer Gianni Rotice, former mayor of Manfredonia, regarding the conclusion of the investigations of the investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Foggia which, it must be clarified, do not implicate him in the crime of extortion.
«No one before me had ever had the courage to face this situation and achieve the definitive demolition of that structure, despite the threats, obstructionism and the tough judicial-administrative battle undertaken by the other party. From the moment the process began, not even a moment was wasted in reaching this result and the documentation, also in the possession of the institutions and law enforcement agencies, is proof of this. My firm will to move forward greatly annoyed the owners of the structure, who tried in every way, as emerges from the “Hands off” papers, to use useless obstructionism, as well as fuel a media delegitimization campaign against the undersigned , guilty of carrying out his duty to protect legality and the public interest”, states the former mayor of Manfredonia, former president of Confindustria Foggia.
«”That guy thinks that with the removal he solved all the problems… that guy didn’t understand that today with that removal he started the problems”, we read in the interceptions of “Hands off” reported by the press regarding the “Look at the Moon” . I have suffered denigration and death threats, carrying forward in solitude and silence, even from the Opposition in the City Council and from public opinion, this hot potato that no one has ever picked up. Therefore, I hope to be able to be heard quickly by the Judiciary – towards whom I continue to trust in the right action – in order to provide definitive clarity and close this matter”, concludes Gianni Rotice in his reply after the conclusion of the investigations.
