Morality and Justice. Indeed, sin and crime. Two different things. Very different. It is the premise from which it starts Antonella Grippo in the new episode of Perfidia aired on LaC TV to investigate concepts increasingly distorted by politics and its partisan objectives. The Bari judicial earthquake that he sent the wide field shattered in which since time immemorial now Pd and M5s they sniff each other suspiciously without ever taking each other, made the “moral question” explode again. After Berlinguer, who placed her at the center of the Italian debate with the strength of her political credibility, she progressively lost her brilliance. Now it is little more than a useful phrase to point out opponents when needed and ready to sink into distinctions when it concerns their own part. It is around this crystal of salt that the confrontation in Perfidia coagulated, with Grippo who at the beginning traced the boundaries of the context: «A political scenario in which these topics – he said – are experienced as in a derby between head-choppers on one side and die-hard supporters of constitutional guarantees at all costs on the other».
In the studio, to dissect the topic, the mayor of Reggio Calabria Giuseppe Falcomatàwho returned to lead his city after his acquittal in October by the Supreme Court, and the lawyer Salvatore Staianoa well-known Calabrian criminal lawyer on the front line in important ‘Ndrangheta trials.
Referring to the events in Bari, the mayor of Reggio Calabria, returned to the mayor’s chair after two years of suspension due to the Severino Law, he launched his warning to the center-left“That must not renounce the principle of not guilty until the last level of judgement». «He cannot abdicate to sacrifice him on the altar of the wide field – said Falcomatà – because it is not only a principle of civilization, but it is a principle that identifies the left itself». In other words, with 5 stars, ok, but without giving up on yourself.
To support the reasons of the Movement there was, in connection with the studio, the deputy Vittoria Baldinowhich despite a thousand circumstances («We always hope that those under investigation can demonstrate their innocence») held the flag of the hard and pure flies higharguing that if «the morality of a politician is doubtful it is right to act a step back for the good of the community». And even his speech was of little use Staianowho recalled Pietro Nenni’s warning: «Competing to be pure, you will always find someone purer to purge you». «In our system Guilt must be proven, not innocence – underlined the lawyer -. Because of this, an “innocent”, until proven guilty, must not be marginalized». But Baldino insisted, denouncing what he says is a dangerous drift triggered by the centre-right government with the desire to abolish abuse of office (the same crime which cost Falcomatà two years of trial before being acquitted and rehabilitated). “There’s a very fragile border between guaranteeism, as Forza Italia intends it, and pockets of impunity – said the deputy -. And when we aim to abolish abuse of office and weaken the judiciary’s weapons, also inhibiting information, we want to create pockets of impunity.”
«That of the Five Star Movement is a clever one – Falcomatà reacted -, because they use two weights and two measures. In fact, there has been no shortage of cases of representatives of the Movement who, although investigated or even convicted, have not taken any steps backwards. If I had resigned when I was sent to trial and I was subjected to pressure from those who continually evoked the “step backwards”, I would have prevented my city from still having its democratically elected and innocent mayor in office».
Staiano instead spoke of concepts “imbued with Manichaeism”.: «How can we talk about “pockets of impunity”, as if all the good guys were on one side and the bad guys on the other? Say a priori that you want to abolish abuse of office because now the billions from the Pnrr are arriving it means talking bullshit», he cut short.
Also connected is the former magistrate of Milan, Gherardo Colomboprobably the least “handyman” of the Mani Pulite Pool at the time of Tangentopoli: «The moral question is first of all a legal question – he said -, there are laws that say that certain behaviors must not be followed. It is a question that cannot be resolved on a moral level but on a responsibility level: there may be responsibilities that are irrelevant from a legal point of view, but very relevant from a political point of view».
And why today, despite legal storms such as the most recent one in Bari, a new season of Clean Hands is not possiblethe jurist explained it Except Andò, also in connection with LaC’s study. «At the time of Tangentopoli, parties existedon whom the responsibility for corruption fell – he explained -. Today, however, there is a party system without parties. There are only personal parties and the bosses of politics. Whoever wins can take everything, even the Constitution. It is in this context that “moral contractors” are born».
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