Arrests and appeals: in Milan, the judiciary fills the political void.
The investigation into urban planning
The Milan investigation has highlighted how the public administration lacks these antibodies. And appeals to the Court of Appeal won't solve the problem.
At this point, paradoxically, the arrests ordered by preliminary investigations judge Mattia Fiorentini are actually secondary to the major problems that have emerged from the investigation. First and foremost, there is the picture of a public administration completely devoid of antibodies against political responsibility, which continues to ignore the issue. Indeed, no one has highlighted the obvious shortcoming, as well as the lack of reaction in terms of planning for acceptable remedies capable of working, if not in the short term, at least in the medium term. Politics conducted in this way will inevitably leave more and more room for intervention by the judiciary, which will inevitably end up increasing its power, called upon to address phenomena that others are tasked with preventing.
This is a situation that cannot be even partially resolved by appeals to the Court of Review, to which those subject to precautionary measures have already appealed. Starting with former councilor for urban regeneration Giancarlo Tancredi, who is staking his claim on his resignation and transfer as a municipal official to a sector other than urban planning. These arguments have already been ignored by the investigating judge, because there is established case law on this point stating that it is not the position that confers power. Quite the opposite. The position is the fruit of power; even by resigning, it is possible to retain the network of relationships and skills that, according to the prosecution, led to the commission of crimes.
Real estate developer Manfredi Catella , considered a sort of "real estate king," is appealing, claiming he no longer holds the responsibilities that the Coima group has passed to other managers. Also appealing is the only person imprisoned, Andrea Bezziccheri of Bluestone, who, according to the preliminary investigations judge's order, also benefited from covert financing from drug and arms trafficking. Giuseppe Marinoni, former president of the landscape commission, the centerpiece of the crimes according to the prosecution, is hoping for a review. Marinoni allegedly "collected" up to 80 percent of the contracts from the engineering firm Erica " JS," which was content with the remainder.
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