Magistrates union ANM said after
meeting President Sergio Mattarella Wednesday that they had
voiced to the head of sate and titular head of the Italian
judiciary their fears over attacks from politicians and doubts
about a reform separating their career paths so they can no
longer switch between being prosecutors and judges.
"We expressed our concern to President Mattarella about the
frequent attacks directed at the judiciary in recent months and
we had the opportunity to highlight what we believe are the
critical issues that the adoption of certain constitutional
interventions on the protection of citizens' rights would bring,
reiterating the technical reasons for not sharing the changes
that the reform would like to bring", the Central Executive
Committee of the National Association of Magistrates said.
Justice Minister Carlo Nordio is determined to press ahead with
the Constitutional reform, which will require a referendum, and
has repeatedly denied the ANM's assertions that the plan is
aimed at bringing prosecutors under executive control.
photo: ANM Chair Cesare Parodi
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