The judiciary's union, the National
Association of Magistrates (ANM), on Thursday expressed concern
over a constitutional reform bill it said hinders the autonomy
and independence of magistrates after the Lower House gave its
first green light to the draft measure.
"We reiterate our deep concern for a constitutional reform that
puts at risk the autonomy and the independence of the
judiciary", the ANM said in a note, after the Lower House voted
in favour of the bill with 174 votes in favour, 92 against and
five abstentions.
The constitutional reform bill, which separates the career paths
of judges and prosecutors, will need two votes in both houses of
parliament before final approval and could be subjected to a
referendum.
The judiciary's union said the reforms is "wrong" as it "does
not improve in any way the service of the judiciary but only
acts on magistrates and takes away the guarantees of all
Italians.
"The separation of careers determines of the isolation of
prosecutors and mortifies their function as guarantors", said
the note, referring to the fact that, under the current system,
State attorneys need to provide all the evidence in their
possession to the defence, including exculpatory evidence.
"While respecting the choices of legislators, we want to sound
the alarm, once again, on the risks that this reform will
entail", ANM concluded in the note
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