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Catania, October 3, 2020 – Matteo salvini is in Catania for the preliminary hearing about him Gregoretti case, in which the former Minister of the Interior is accused of aggravated seizure of 131 immigrants rescued by the NGO Open Arms. Before going to court, the leader of the League met with the vice president of Forza Italia Antonio Tajani and the leader of Fratelli d’Italia Giorgia Meloni, came to Sicily to support the ally. The great players of the center have taken a coffee at a hotel on the city’s waterfront, chosen after the scheduled breakfast in Piazza Duomo had been postponed for security reasons.
The controversial facts in Salvini they go back to when it was Minister of interior. The number one of the Carroccio would have illegally prevented the disembarkation of the 131 migrants housed on board the military ship Gregoretti, in which they had been transferred after being rescued in the Strait of Sicily on the night of July 25, 2019. But there they stayed: apart from some people made to disembark in a state of need, for those detained on board the military ship an odyssey began which lasted until July 31, when the declaration of availability to welcome by several European countries and the CIS.
Salvini has always maintained his innocence, defending the controversial decision: “I’ll walk in with my head held high why I defended Italy and the Italians. I defended the borders, the honor, the security, the rules, the way of life of our country. Everything is written. We did what you asked us to do. And that the law allowed us to do. It is asking to stop treating Sicily as the refugee camp for all of Europe. ”
“I saw a Matteo calm, receptive, I suppose there is also nervousness. I don’t think anyone, for doing that job, could have imagined going to court. For people like us, going to court is serious business. But I found him very combative, ”said Giorgia Meloni, who will also participate in the flash mob organized by the Brothers of Italy in solidarity with Salvini. The FdI leader also tweeted: “Together, in Catania, together with Matteo Salvini: it is a duty, even before a right, of any minister, to do what the majority of Italians ask of him and to defend the laws and borders of this nation “. Then, the vice president of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, phoned Silvio Berlusconi, bring him the greetings of the two leaders, update him on the outcome of the meeting and the political situation in view of the ballots.
Salvini also thanked the support on social networks: “Many thanks to Giorgia Meloni and Antonio Tajani who this morning in Catania, before the court hearing, brought me their solidarity and the support of the political communities they represent”, publishing the photo of the three together.
The leader of the League appeared before the judge Nunzio Sarpietro, who will have to decide whether to send Salvini to trial or to present the lawyer, accompanied by his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno. Both the prosecutor and the defense may request preliminary proceedings or present deeds and writings, as well as request a civil action against the injured parties (which could be the 131 migrants, representatives of minors, associations or public bodies).
Catania today it is armoredIn fact, in addition to the impressive security measures to ensure everything runs smoothly, in conjunction with the audience, and already in place for two days, there are the general staff of the League. A three-day debate on freedom issues was organized in Vecchia Dogana, which will be closed by the Carroccio leader this morning, after the preliminary hearing. Protests against Salvini by numerous organizations in support of immigrants were also expected.
They are not missing offensive banners and toilet paper with a photo of Matteo Salvini in Piazza Trento where the event takes place ‘Never with Salvini’, coinciding with the start of the preliminary hearing in the Gregoretti case. “We already have the sentence,” reads a banner placed a short distance from the Palace of Justice. The area of the Court was transformed into a kind of red zone, attended by 500 men, including police and carabinieri.
Pm asks to file
The prosecutor of Catania Andrea Bonomo asked the Gup Nunzio Sarpietro file for the crime of aggravated kidnapping for Matteo Salvini, we learned about the judicial circles. The Catania Prosecutor had already made the request in the first phase of the procedure. For her part, Bongiorno, defender of Senator Salvini, requested the sentence of there is no place to proceed because the fact does not exist, is disclosed by League sources. In addition, the lawyer asked “in the alternative evidentiary investigation by the judge in order to know if the disembarkation procedures indicated in the accusation continue to be followed by the Conte II government, even proceeding at the audience of Minister Lamorgese “.
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