Overview
- The ruling nullifies the 2023 convictions, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s 5½-year sentence, and voids the original proceedings.
- Prosecutors must file all documentation in its original form by April 30, and the defense has until June 15 to submit motions.
- The tribunal, led by Archbishop Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, deemed a papal rescript tantamount to law but void because it was never published.
- The case centers on a €350 million London investment, with allegations of excessive fees and a €15 million extortion of the Holy See.
- Defense attorneys Massimo Bassi and Cataldo Intrieri called the decision historic and forecast acquittals at the retrial.