The Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, has initiated the investigation aimed at granting a pardon in favor of Mario Roggero, the 72-year-old jeweler from Grinzane Cavour who was definitively sentenced by the Court of Cassation to 14 years and 9 months in prison for chasing and killing two thieves after the assault on his shop in April 2021.
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The statement from the majority group leaders
In the morning, the group leaders in the Chamber and Senate of Brothers of Italy, League, Forza Italia, Noi Moderati, Civics of Italy, Udc, Maie-Centro Popolare had started collecting signatures from all the parliamentarians of their groups, and from all those who wish to sign, precisely to forward the request to the Ministry of Justice. “We believe – reads a joint statement – that, beyond the legal aspects, what happened to Roggero deserves an immediate response aimed at ensuring that he does not have to face what, also considering his age, would become a life sentence, unbearable given what happened.”
The center-right reunites around Salvini’s proposal
Thus, a reunification of the center-right takes place around the case, on the day of the green light in the Chamber for the electoral law reform. This reunification was urged by the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, who already yesterday – after the news of the sentence – made a social appeal to the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, for the pardon in favor of Roggero.
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Tajani: «I agree, now the decision is up to the President»
The other Deputy Prime Minister, the Forza Italia member Antonio Tajani, also emphasized his support for the proposal. “He is a man who made a mistake, but he was the victim of so many attacks and intervened to defend his family: I believe he deserves forgiveness from society – added the Deputy Prime Minister -. Then it will be the President of the Republic who decides, but I think it is right to take this step.”
The message to Vannacci
The center-right’s move is also a message to General Roberto Vannacci, who with the show at the Municipal Theater of Vicenza made Roggero a symbol, even considering running him on the lists of Futuro Nazionale (although at the moment the jeweler is not eligible). Another clear sign of the open competition on the right and the security campaign that will intensify as we approach the elections.
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