The investigating judge Of Genoa he reiterated it rejecting the instance of revocation of the precautionary measure: Giovanni Toti must remain house arrest. “It’s obvious permanence of the danger that the suspect can repeat similar conduct“, writes the judge for preliminary investigations, Paola Faggionialso underlining that “the needs related to the danger of evidentiary pollution“. But the governor of Liguria, arrested For corruption last May 7, wants to get out of this deadlock and is ready to ask the magistrates to have the possibility of confront with her majority at a regional level and then with i party leaders who support it.
At stake are future choices, including possible ones resignation. To decide Toti wants to meet the representatives of his majority. On June 1st power of attorney of Genoa had authorized a political conversation with his most faithful councilor for public works, Giacomo Giampedrone: from his home in Ameglia (where he has been under house arrest for almost a month and a half) Toti had dictated the line to the majority in view of the vote on the motion of no confidence (Then rejected) in the Regional Council. Now, however, the governors are asking to meet everyone.
The request for meetings in person or remotely with the regional majority that continues to support it and with the national secretaries it could be formalized already in the next few days because a decision is becoming urgent which – as his lawyer reiterated from the day of the arrest – can be taken only after a comparison with the parties that support the majority. “We will ask to be able to meet the parties with whom to discuss the political future“, the lawyer announced Stefano Savi.
Giovanni Toti still seems to intend to remain in the saddle: but he wants to share responsibility with the entire majority regarding any step back. However, his lawyer is keen to specify that “resignations are not the subject of the meetings“. The summit with the parties that support it could be useful for the technical work of Regional Council. “Certainly in the next few hours we will present Toti’s request to the Court to be able to confront his list which, remember, is the first group due to the numerical strength of the Regional Council and, furthermore, to be able to have a discussion with the regional leaders of the coalition parties and with the parliamentary reference group at national level. They will be able to follow, closely, further requests for meetings with further political personalities” writes the Ligurian governor’s lawyer. The meetings, however, areindispensable at a first comparison about the regional policies broad spectrum that the Council, and specifically the majority, will have to carry forward while awaiting the return to full political viability of the president.”
From a legal point of view, his lawyer has already said he intends to appeal to the Review against the rejection of the revocation of house arrest. And if that’s not enough, he has already announced that he will go “all the way in Cassation“. In all likelihood, however, his resignation could convince the investigating judge to release him. As stated in the order, the judge focused on “systematic nature of the corruption mechanism, reiterated over a considerable period of time”. Not only. The danger remains that Toti “could reiterate similar conduct – moreover considered fully legitimate and correct by the aforementioned – in view of the next regional electoral competitions of 2025 (or any further electoral competitions), for which he had, moreover, the related fundraising has already begun”, writes the investigating judge. Plus it could taint the evidence. Investigations are “in full swing”, while “hearings are underway”. officials And senior executives of the Liguria Region aware of the facts for which proceedings are being carried out”, underlines the judge, these subjects “could well suffer from the suspect conditioning or pressures to make a convenient reconstruction of the elements. This risk is clearly particularly high where the suspect resumes the exercise of the functions performed”, concludes the investigating judge. Meanwhile, prosecutors continue to hear witnesses: the president of Lavarello Airport will be heard on Monday.
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