Overview
- Rome prosecutors have registered Justice Ministry chief of staff Giusi Bartolozzi as a suspect for false statements to magistrates under article 371-bis, tied to her March 31 testimony on the Almasri dossier.
- The ministers’ tribunal detailed contradictions in her account, including the handling of a draft to validate the arrest, awareness of timing that led to release, and discussions on repatriation via a state aircraft.
- Parliament’s Giunta continues examining requests to authorize proceedings against Carlo Nordio, Matteo Piantedosi and Alfredo Mantovano, with a target vote on September 30 and an expected floor debate in early October.
- The governing majority is exploring a conflict of attribution to extend protections to Bartolozzi, while Giunta president Devis Dori notes the law provides shields for crimes in concorso rather than by mere connessione.
- Nordio defends Bartolozzi and calls the affair political and judicialized, as opposition parties press for her exit and the case remains framed by an ICC warrant, the January arrest and release, and security-migration considerations.