Earthquake in the Region, Schifani ready to revoke Sammartino’s mandate
Renato Schifani is ready to suspend Luca Sammartino from his role as Agriculture minister and vice president of the Region. No official statement has been released by the governor, but there is “maximum attention” being paid by the presidential staff to the news.
No communications have been received from the Prosecutor’s Office at the Palace, so the evaluation at this time is limited to the news reports. It must also take into account a doubt that is developing among jurists. The suspension from public office, a precautionary measure ordered by the Etna Prosecutor’s Office, what are the margins of application? The first interpretation is that it applies to the role of minister and vice president. Therefore, regardless of the decisions that Schifani will make, Sammartino should lose (at least for a year or until the decision of the probable appeal) his role in the government. Initially, Schifani could also take on the delegation for Agriculture, avoiding political balance changes on the eve of the European elections.
The notice of guarantee for corruption within the investigation by the Catania Prosecutor’s Office, which was notified at 6 am today (April 17), is likely to not lead to the loss of Sammartino’s seat in the Regional Assembly. The carabinieri knocked on the door of the politician’s home at dawn, who had returned to Sicily yesterday after concluding his mission in Verona, where he managed the Region’s participation in Vinitaly.
Terremoto alla Regione, Schifani pronto a revocare la delega a Sammartino
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