“I acted under the control of the National Prosecutor” –

The deputy prosecutor of the National Anti-Mafia Directorate Antonio Laudati made use of the right not to respond to the magistrates of the Perugia Prosecutor’s Office in the interrogation scheduled for this morning. Laudati is being investigated by the Perugia prosecutor’s office as part of the investigation into alleged cases of dossier-keeping and unauthorized access to databases carried out by Guardia di Finanza lieutenant Pasquale Striano.

“After the massive and uncontrolled dissemination of information covered by the secrecy of the investigation, I believe that at the moment the conditions do not exist for carrying out the interrogation scheduled for 18 March 2024, which was widely announced by the press, to concretely exercise the right of defence. and to provide a contribution to the reconstruction of the facts. There is an ongoing debate in all the national media, in which very serious (and certainly defamatory) facts are attributed to me which are completely different from the allegations indicated in the invitation to appear, notified to me in date 26 February 2023, above all different from the reality I know”, this is the text of the note from prosecutor Laudati delivered to the magistrates of Perugia by his defender, the lawyer Andrea Castaldo. “I have never accessed computer systems; I have never had any relationship, not even acquaintance, with the journalists who are under investigation; I have never built dossiers to spy on or blackmail politicians or famous people”, writes Laudati once more.

“In the cases contested in the invitation to appear – explains Laudati in the note signed by him – I limited myself to delegating investigative insights to the DNA SOS group, in full compliance with the laws, service provisions and under the full control of the National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor and Anti-terrorism (Federico Cafiero De Raho between 2017 and 2022, ed.). All the investigations were determined by investigative needs, in the exclusive interest of the Office and concern people unknown to me and in respect of whom I had no personal interest nor no intent to harm. It was not part of my duties as deputy prosecutor to control the police personnel attached to the DNA, nor to verify access to the database. As soon as I have the opportunity to formally know the documents, I will not – he assures and concludes the magistrate – I will avoid the need to provide all the clarifications necessary to ascertain the truth, the full correctness of my actions and the affirmation of Justice, in which I firmly believe”.