Change Constitution for justice reform says Nordio

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 6 - Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said Tuesday that a "revision of the Constitution" could be part of a reform of Italy's criminal justice system in order to ensure people are considered innocent until proven guilty.
    Addressing the Senate justice committee, Nordio said the presumption of innocence "continues to be wounded in many ways" in Italy and lamented the "excessive" use of wiretapping.
    He said criminal prosecution had become "arbitrary and whimsical" and that preventative incarceration was being used as "an instrument of investigative pressure".
    He said the leaking of wiretaps had become "a lethal tool of personal and often political delegitimization".
    Nordio said the government would propose a "profound revision" of the rules on wiretaps, adding that "we will monitor in a rigorous way improper, arbitrary leaks".
    The former magistrate added that it makes no sense for prosecutors and judges to remain part of the same professional guild, a statement that suggests he is in favour of them having distinct career paths without the option to switch from one to the other. (ANSA).