Centre-Left opposition Democratic
Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein on Monday said it is "extremely
inappropriate for a premier to comment an ongoing trial".
"I don't know if there are precedents", added Schlein spaking
about Meloni's comments at the weekend in which she expressed
full solidarity with Deputy Premier and Transport Minister
Matteo Salvini after a Palermo prosecutor requested a six-year
jail term for him.
In the ongoing trial in Palermo, Salvini is accused of allegedly
kidnapping 147 migrants who as interior minister five years ago
he stopped from landing at Lampedusa for several days as part of
his controversial closed ports policy for migrant rescue ships.
"The executive and judicial powers are separate to safeguard
democracy, but it is a principle they pretend not to know",
Schlein said of the cabinet.
"This government does not respect the autonomy of the judiciary,
it is a sign of scarce respect for institutions, which is
concerning for a cabinet", the PD leader told the Tagadà program
on private television network La 7.
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