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Dark clouds accumulate in the sky of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte due to the pro-hotel law inserted in the relaunch decree of May 19. A rule that had immediately generated a lot of controversy, especially due to the fact that, according to many, it would have arrived at the right time to come to the rescue of the prime minister’s father-in-law. Cesare Paladino, owner of the Plaza Hotel and father of Conte’s partner, Olivia.
The law inserted in the Relaunch Decree, in fact, it will decriminalize the crime of embezzlement. Paladino, accused of not having paid the tourist tax to the municipality of Rome in the period between 2014 and 2018, was entered in the register of suspects, but was subsequently sentenced to one year and two months in prison. revoked thanks to the rule. A case, or is it a real law ad personam? It is no longer only the opposition parties that ask this question, but also Italia Viva, which today remains the majority. Renzi’s group doesn’t seem to want to give the prime minister a break. And in addition to the concrete threat to overthrow the government, there is also a parliamentary question from IV to clarify the matter.
According to reports from the Republic, Renzian deputy Michele Anzaldi has already prepared the document and is about to present it to the Chamber. One can only imagine the consequences of such an act. What will the relationship between Giuseppe Conte and Matteo Renzi? For his part, Anzaldi assures that he acted solely to investigate the rule that ended in the Relaunch decree, against which he fought from the beginning. The representative of Italia Viva intends to take note of “It was the legislative office that proposed inserting the rule to decriminalize non-payment of tourist tax.” Is this a measure sought by a ministry, or is there also the hand of Palazzo Chigi through the Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs? Michele Anzaldi he wishes to read the minutes, especially since Ermanno de Francisco, a magistrate appointed by Conte himself, is in charge of the aforementioned department.
“Thanks to this decriminalization, the father of the prime minister’s partner was canceled, with retroactive value, a past conviction with a plea agreement.“explains Anzaldi, as reported Republic. “Owner of the Grand Hotel Plaza in Rome, in July 2019 (Cesare Paladino) was sentenced to 1 year, 2 months and 17 days in prison for non-payment of Council tax in the years 2014-2018, for a total amount of 2,047,677 euros ”.
At the time, the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment explained that the law was introduced to help hotel owners in times of pandemic. Paladino, however, was able to appeal thanks to this rule, and the examining magistrate in Rome reversed the sentence. A breach was created in the case even within the judiciary itself. The law included in the relaunch decree, in fact, should not be retroactive and, therefore, could not annul a crime committed before its entry into force. However, Paladino obtained the revocation. The Rome prosecutor is ready to appeal.
