Deputy Premier and Transport Minister
Matteo Salvini on Saturday said a justice reform to separate the
career paths of judges and prosecutors is even more urgent now,
speaking a day after he was acquitted by a court in Palermo over
the Open Arms case.
"I wasn't scared.
"It is a fair sentence that I was expecting.
"I have to say that, yesterday, in court in Palermo, I saw a
correct, fair and healthy separation between those who judge and
those who prosecute.
"But it's not always the case.
"Therefore, now the separation of career paths" and the
possibility of prosecuting magistrates in civil courts for bad
decisions made "intentionally" while carrying out their duties
"is fundamental", he said.
The League leader went on to stress that the Open Arms trial
"cost millions of euros.
"The justice reform is even more urgent than yesterday.
"Surely, yesterday's sentence will not put in a difficult
position any more ministers in their jobs", concluded Salvini.
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