«De Raho should be in the commission only to give his version of the facts. He wears one robe when he should be wearing another.” Antonio Di Pietro, the former Public Prosecutor of Mani Pulite, said this.
Dossierage, where will the investigation lead?
«The mountain will give birth to the little mouse. We must understand, however, what is meant by this word. If this is what the penal code provides, it is not a dossier, but a revelation of official secrets. It has been since time immemorial that when you want to get rid of your adversary, there is someone who uses their role in an instrumental way or, better yet, access to confidential and secret information.”
Is this, therefore, a modus operandi prior to this scandal?
«As soon as I started Mani Pulite I was put under control, both on the telephone and in my movements.
All the material was collected by the then police chief Parisi, who periodically communicated with Amato, who then reported to Craxi. I was, therefore, monitored by those who were under investigation. I therefore agree with Cantone when he defines this monstrous modus operandi. Having said that, he anticipated a judgment that remains to be verified.”
What is it referring to?
«In the collective imagination it is thought that there is a victim and a perpetrator. Here, however, we are talking regarding a real parallel world.”
Meanwhile, only one part seems to have been hit…
«My story has been repeated with many others, including the various Renzis and Salvinis.
Unfortunately, there are people who perform a function and are used as mailboxes by those who have access to them.”
Do you therefore believe that Striano is not solely responsible?
«Many of the things he did, he didn’t do on his own. Someone, from time to time, asked him for them.”
So what do you think came out of this whole affair?
«In Falcone’s idea, the National Anti-Mafia Directorate had to be the point of reference for well-coordinated investigations and above all for those who did not protect the data in their possession».
Does anyone also attribute responsibility to the media?
«Despite having suffered the effects of delegitimisation, today I would like not one, but a thousand Gabanelli in Italy, despite having that Report service ruined my life.
As a journalist he did his duty, he listened to the people who worked around me. They were the ones who reported the falsehood.”
Meanwhile, a controversy breaks out over the role of De Raho, who according to some members of the majority is at the center of a conflict of interest…
«Despite having the utmost respect for the person, he should be in the commission to give his version of the facts.
In Anti-Mafia, however, this is nothing new. I was heard twice by that commission to report on the reasons why Judge Borsellino was killed, uncomfortable truths. I found myself embarrassed when the one asking me the questions was Scarpinato, the person to whom I myself would have liked to ask questions regarding the 1991 ROS report, regarding how he was treated in those years by the Palermo Prosecutor’s Office.
I had to talk regarding something, even though I knew more than him.”
Returning to the Anti-Mafia prosecutors, whoever played that role then found space among the ranks of the left. Is it a coincidence?
«It is true that whoever held that role ran with the centre-left, but it is equally true that Nordio and Mantovano were judges before going to government. We are talking regarding excellence. It’s good to involve them. The problem, rather, is another. The referee can be the player, but the moment he decides to do so he should no longer blow the whistle.”
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2024-03-20 23:51:35
