Two rightwing counciloors of the
judiciary's self-governing body CSM on Saturday asked for a
disciplinary probe to be opened against the leader of the
Italian judiciary's main left-wing faction for alleged
anti-government statements and stances that allegedly breach the
CSM's impartiality norms.
The pair, Isabella Bertolini of the League and Claudia Eccher of
Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, said
Democratic Magistrature head Stefano Musolino made
anti-government statements on left-leaning La7 TV channel and
also at a protest against the proposed Messina Bridge.
The head of magistrates union ANM, Gisueppe Santalucia,
condemned the two CSM councillors' move which comes amid a clash
between the government and the judiciary over the executive's
controversial new flagship policy of sending migrants to be
processed in Albania.
"This is no longer a demand for impartiality but a request for
silence and it is not acceptable," said Santalucia.
The government has accused judges of being politically motivated
in annulling the detention of two batches of migrants taken to
new processing centres in Albania.
The judges ruled on the basis of a recent European Court of
Justice ruling that their countries of provenance, Bangladesh
and Egypt, were not wholly safe.
Judges have asked the EU court whether the
principle of the primacy of EU law should prevail if a conflict
arises with Italian legislation in relation to an appeal case
presented by an asylum seeker.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
