Tag Archives: Justice
Anti-Mafia lawyer says justice will win
P(ANSA) – Palermo, April 9 – Anti-Mafia prosecutor Nino Di Matteo on Wednesday said he believes the road ahead is long, but eventually justice will triumph over organized crime in Italy.BRSpeaking at Palermo University law school on the third annual … Continue reading
Italy’s snail-paced justice system got slower in 2012
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-5991c35028518c42e5f9932591b98b44.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italy’s snail-paced justice system got slower in 2012″ src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-5991c35028518c42e5f9932591b98b44.jpg” (ANSA) – Brussels, March 17 – Italy’s much-criticised snail-paced justice system got slower in the two years between 2010 and 2012, the European Commission said … Continue reading
Justice minister orders probe into serial killer’s release
IMG class=hide alt=”Justice minister orders probe into serial killer’s release” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-2502337c5f3e41395ce303a59757d1ac.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 20 – Justice Minister Annamaria Cancellieri told the House Friday that she has ordered a full investigation into the release of a serial killer from … Continue reading
Cabinet to discuss justice system Tuesday
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-72d2c2923b8b5a8eff2b6110006b8388.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Cabinet to discuss justice system Tuesday” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-72d2c2923b8b5a8eff2b6110006b8388.jpg” (see related) (ANSA) – Rome, December 16 – Premier Enrico Letta said Monday that a cabinet meeting would be held Tuesday on conditions in the country’s jails. … Continue reading
Alfano calls for justice reform after Berlusconi ouster
(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, November 27 – Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Angelino Alfano called for justice reform Wednesday after three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi was voted out of the Senate over a tax-fraud conviction. “Justice reform must not be … Continue reading
Pressure for justice minister to quit intensifies
(By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) – Rome, November 19 – Pressure grew on Tuesday for Italy’s embattled justice minister to resign as prominent figures spanning the political spectrum panned the government for standing beside her, a day before parliament votes on … Continue reading
Govt backs embattled justice minister
(ANSA) – Milan, November 18 – Deputy Premier Angelino Alfano repeated Monday that the government was standing behind embattled Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri, under fire for calling judicial authorities and allegedly influencing them to go easy on the relative … Continue reading
Justice min denies meddling in high-profile fraud case
(ANSA) – Rome, November 5 – Italian Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri spoke before the Senate Tuesday and denied interfering in a high-profile fraud case involving family ties. “I never solicited the appropriate authorities to release Giulia Ligresti from prison … Continue reading
Berlusconi Senate whip defends justice min amid grilling
(see related “Cancellieri”) (ANSA) – Rome, November 5 – The Senate whip for ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom (PdL) party came out in defence of Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri after her grilling in the Upper House Tuesday over … Continue reading
Justice min defends conduct in fraud case
(By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) – Rome, November 5 – Anna Maria Cancellieri, Italy’s embattled justice minister, remained defiant Tuesday amid grillings in both houses of parliament over allegations she meddled in a high-profile fraud case her critics link to family … Continue reading