President Sergio Mattarella, who is
titular head of the Italian judiciary, is not opposing
government plans to reform the Italian judicial system, Premier
Giorgia Meloni told an end of year press conference in Rome
Thursday.
Justice Minister Carlo Nordio is pushing ahead with a reform to
split the career paths of judges and prosecutors say they can no
longer switch between the two, a move magistrates say could lead
to some executive control over the judiciary - a charge the
government denies.
An MP from Meloni's rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party
recently accused Mattarella of "being in opposition" to the
reform plans.
Asked about this, Meloni told reporters: "I do not agree with
the words of my parliamentarian on the President of the Republic
and I have no news of the President's opposition to justice
reform and the separation of careers".
Meloni said that she has "great respect for what Mattarella
says".
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