(ANSA) – ROME, AUG 7 – Premier Giorgia Meloni accused part of the opposition of trying to use judicial means to fight her government on Thursday after the Green-Left Alliance (AVS) said it will report the executive to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged complicity in the crimes being committed in Gaza.
“I read that some leftists… would like to report the Italian government to the International Criminal Court,” Meloni said on Facebook.
“They are the same ones who, just some time ago, were asking Brussels to open an infringement procedure against Italy.
“Now they are aiming for an international trial, bringing up the humanitarian drama in Gaza in a completely instrumental way”.
“Three things are now clear.
“The first is that, unable to beat us at home, the Left always seeks outside help. “The second is that they care absolutely nothing about Italy’s image and reputation around the world.
“The third is that they now have only one strategy and hope: to try to get rid of their opponents by the judicial route, because they gave up on the democratic route long ago.
“They will not succeed”.
She made the comments after saying on Wednesday that she saw a “design” in recent rulings in Italy related to migrants, linking this to the government’s controversial reform of the judiciary to separate the career paths of judges and prosecutors.
The government’s plan to run migrant centres on Albanian territory thanks to an agreement with Tirana has been effectively halted so far because of legal hurdles and this week’s the court of ministers sent a request to parliament to prosecute Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Cabinet Secretary Alfredo Mantovano over Italy’s release earlier this year of a Libyan general by the ICC wanted for war crimes.
The case is unlikely to ever go to trial as the request to proceed needs to be approved by parliament, where Meloni’s ruling coalition has a strong majority. (ANSA).
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“I read that some leftists… would like to report the Italian government to the International Criminal Court,” Meloni said on Facebook.
“They are the same ones who, just some time ago, were asking Brussels to open an infringement procedure against Italy.
“Now they are aiming for an international trial, bringing up the humanitarian drama in Gaza in a completely instrumental way”.
“Three things are now clear.
“The first is that, unable to beat us at home, the Left always seeks outside help. “The second is that they care absolutely nothing about Italy’s image and reputation around the world.
“The third is that they now have only one strategy and hope: to try to get rid of their opponents by the judicial route, because they gave up on the democratic route long ago.
“They will not succeed”.
She made the comments after saying on Wednesday that she saw a “design” in recent rulings in Italy related to migrants, linking this to the government’s controversial reform of the judiciary to separate the career paths of judges and prosecutors.
The government’s plan to run migrant centres on Albanian territory thanks to an agreement with Tirana has been effectively halted so far because of legal hurdles and this week’s the court of ministers sent a request to parliament to prosecute Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Cabinet Secretary Alfredo Mantovano over Italy’s release earlier this year of a Libyan general by the ICC wanted for war crimes.
The case is unlikely to ever go to trial as the request to proceed needs to be approved by parliament, where Meloni’s ruling coalition has a strong majority. (ANSA).
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