CSM rejects Palamara’s request for recusal. What he warns: ‘Doubts about Ermini’s serenity. Chosen thanks to me, Lotti and Ferri ‘

The Disciplinary Section of the CSM has rejected the new requests for recusal of the judges who process the disciplinary process against Luca palamara (suspended from functions and salary) and 5 former councilors of the CSM, Corrado cartoni, Paolo Criscuoli, Luigi Spina, Antonio Lepre and Gianluigi Morlini, all accused of extremely incorrect behavior towards colleagues and interference in the activity of the CSM. At the center of the accusation for all is the famous meeting at the Champagne hotel on May 9, 2019, intercepted thanks to a Trojan on Palamara’s cell phone, accused in Perugia for corruption.

In that non-institutional meeting, according to the dispute, the group discussed with politicians Cosimo Ferri and Luca Lotti the strategies on future appointments to the top prosecutors, starting with that of Rome. Conduct considered particularly serious by the Attorney General of Cassation, which represents the accusation in the trial, also because Lotti at that time was already imputed in the trial of Roman Consip. Previously, Palamara had rejected Davigo, but the request had been rejected. While for Ferri, who had rejected the lay members Stefano Cavanna (Lega) and Michele Cerabona (Forza Italia), the trial was suspended, pending the ruling of the United Sections of the Supreme Court. “The conditions of the discipline of the consignment“The panel of judges was established, which also considers that the question of unconstitutionality raised” is not relevant and manifestly unfounded“.

However, according to Palamara, the disciplinary process should be referred to United Sections of the Cassation consider whether to raise a question of unconstitutionality to Query. The real news of the day, a Palace of the Marshals, is contained in the memorandum presented by the former president of the ANM: “Dalla Messenger service extracted from the writer’s mobile phone, acquired in the documents of the investigation carried out against the undersigned by the Perugia Prosecutor, the paper emerged that the undersigned, and with the same, also the honorable Cosimo Maria Ferri me Luca lotti, had in the political agreement that led to the election of the current Vice President of the CSM David ermini (in particular, the result of a price in the house of Avv. Giuseppe Fanfani, former lay member of the CSM in the council 2014/2018, circumstance on which the defense of the writer has articulated evidence by witness, requesting the execution of both Hon. Ermini and Avv. Fanfani), one more reason is extracted for to doubt of real serenity with which this illustrious Disciplinary Section will be able to make its own ‘free decisions’ to judge the facts for which it is being tried today ”. Ultimately, citing court documents in practice Palamara admits that he was instrumental in the election of Ermini, a former Democratic Party MP, atop the Palazzo dei Marescialli. And therefore, today the CSM led by Ermini may not be serene.

The story of that dinner was told by Daily occurrence: On September 19 the former layman of CSM Fanfani wrote to Palamara: “I confirm on Tuesday at 9 pm at my house for a reserved dinner. Me your Cosimo and David ”. A few minutes later Palamara he responds: “Ok, a hug.” A week later, on September 25, Fanfani reminds Palamara of him speak to Roman. Ferri also confirmed that he attended that dinner but, unlike Ermini, excludes that there has been talk of the appointment of vice president of the CSM. Two days later, Ermini gets the votes for the second in controversy chairs taller than the Palace of the Marshals. Today that choice runs the risk of blocking the most important disciplinary process in recent years.