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January 28, 2021 "I think the prime minister has a key position at the moment. And I think he is the only one who can give us fundamental indications for the possible indictment of Salvini", says the Gip of Catania Nunzio Sarpietro intercepted by reporters while arrives at Palazzo Chigi to hear the premier as part of the Gregoretti trial.
The premier is heard as a person informed on the facts in the Gregoretti trial where the leader of the League is accused of kidnapping for the delay in the disembarkation of 131 migrants at the end of July 2019. The former Minister of the Interior is present in classroom with his lawyer, Giulia Bongiorno.
In addition to the investigating magistrate Nunzio Sarpietro, the defensive panel with Daniela Ciancimino (lawyer of the national Legambiente and Sicily) and Corrado Giuliano (Associazione Accogli in rete) were present.
"We are the lawyers of the civil party, we have set up a defense board and we will produce letters of correspondence between Conte and Salvini and also a cd with the transcription. We have a very dense grid of questions to ask President Conte. I think the hearing will last. a couple of hours. These are the correspondences between the premier and the then interior minister Salvini in relation to the subsequent Sar Open Arms event which would have happened 15 days after Gregoretti. It is a series of very very indicative letters of the positions taken "and which serve to" understand from President Conte if there were any distances or convergences "with Salvini.
The lawyer Giuliano reminds that "a confrontation between Conte and Salvini is not expected. As far as we know, Senator Salvini is present, as an element of guarantee for the accused. He will be able to make statements but has not yet expressed his will to be questioned. ".
And then he remembers that "the contradictory will be made by Salvini's lawyer. The correct interpretation of the government contract will also be requested in the sense that it is necessary to understand if what Salvini says, namely that distribution comes first and then landings, was a line shared ".
Salvini: "As a minister I defended my country, I'm proud of it"
"This is Palazzo Chigi. Ready this morning for the trial for 'kidnapping'. As a minister I defended my country, reduced landings and lost at sea, saved lives, made save millions and protect the Italians. I'm proud of it. "
Thus on the social networks the leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, for the hearing at Palazzo Chigi of the outgoing premier Giuseppe Conte, for the Gregoretti case.
Here Palazzo Chigi.
Ready this morning for the “kidnapping” trial.
As a minister I defended my country, reduced landings and lost at sea, saved lives, saved millions and protected the Italians.
I'm proud of it 🇮🇹 # gregoretti pic.twitter.com/cPZONNRRII
- Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) January 28, 2021