Appointments at the Teatro Regio in Parma, Pizzarotti and Ferraris investigated for abuse of office – The Republic

The mayor Federico Pizzarotti and the councilor of Culture Laura Ferraris are being investigated for abuse of office for the appointment of Anna Maria Meo general director of the Teatro Regio and Barbara Minghetti consultant for the development and special projects. Three other members of the Teatro Regio Foundation board of directors at the time of appointment, in January 2015, Giuseppe Albenzio, Silvio Grimaldeschi and Marco Alberto Valenti were enrolled under investigation for the same offense.

“I am calm because it is a duty which I fully respect,” the mayor has said through his spokesman. “It had already emerged there were ongoing investigations – he added – because of complaints by Senator Pd Pagliari. It will be useful to clarify the situation, with the Prosecutor usual cooperative attitude. My commitment continues without hesitation.”

“a measure that is when there is an ongoing investigation. I have nothing to add to what the mayor said, are the words in which I find myself fully,” said the councilor Ferraris.

They arrived nominations, but seven names selected to be submitted to the committee were quashed without many explanations. In January, the Fondazione Teatro Regio communicated to the selected that the procedure was terminated without result and a week later proceeded to the Meo appointment, at the time director of the Teatro del Carretto of Lucca, and Minghetti in the new role of consultant. Among the rejected candidates were professionals with an impeccable resume and the decision raised strong bipartisan controversy.

Pagliari spoke publicly about interference councilor for culture and brought the case prosecutor. Now investigators want to investigate the case: it was really nancy, as they have always supported Pizzarotti and Ferraris, or the appointment of Meo was tainted by such anomalous heavy to frame an abuse of office?

“Following the reports on an event which also had considerable prominence in the press because it seemed a little linear, there was an entry in the register of suspects. We are continuing to shed light on this affair, “said the chief prosecutor of Parma Antonio Salvatore Rustic, doing know that after the receipt of the notice of guarantee in the past months, the mayor has asked to be heard by investigators. There have already been contacts to find a date and Pizzarotti will be heard soon.

For now, have not been heard, no other suspects. Presumably the investigation is expected to close by the summer.

REACTIONS – “Justice takes its course,” said Giorgio Pagliari , the Senator Pd with its exposed did initiate an investigation. “I’m a garantista and, therefore, the legal case do not pronounce me. I await developments. I can only reiterate the reasons that have led me in a dispute of that operation: the ‘fire sale’ of the role, prestige and especially the history of the Royal Theatre parma and the underestimation of the need to revive and qualify the same structure as a function of the green festival, which has a potential to Parma, the province and the country. Having said that the story is emblematic of the way in which the administration applies the 5stars principles of transparency, good governance and fairness. From the series: I preach well and

” First Quarto, then Livorno, Parma now. we are always you granted, you dear grillini? What are you doing ? Eject, you ignore it, you stand silent? we look forward to know if Di Battista and Di Maio today are garantista version or not …, “said the senator of the Democratic Party Stefano Esposito . “Wherever govern is a flop 5 Stars. In Parma today, as in Livorno yesterday, the problem is not the M5S inquiries but the administrative incapacity.” He echoed on Twitter Senator Pd Andrea Marcucci .

“Investigated the mayor of Parma, Pizzarotti. The vast majority of administrations Five Star today is in trouble. Guilt magistrates or overt inability to govern? “he wrote on Facebook president of Brothers of Italy and candidate for mayor of Rome, Giorgia Meloni .

” Luckily grillini have a few mayors, because they’re making a percentage of suspects who tends 100 to 100, “said the Senator FI Maurizio Gasparri . “We are you granted and we believe that we must respect the constitutional principle of the presumption of innocence until final judgment. But it is they who have called for the shooting and the resignation of whoever it was just grazed by a suspect or an investigation. They incoherence did their rule. he must go home led by Nogarin and Pizzarotti without neglecting Grillo sentenced for murder. Omerta is their new slogan. “

” We are curious to hear Di Maio and company “, said the deputy of the Democratic Party Andrea Romano . “We – he adds – we remain you granted, but the problem is the Five Stars with their double standards: people like the vice president of the Chamber is forcaiolo one day and the next (when they get notices of his) becomes garantista; when lynch others asking resignation

and then tell the Rays that quitting would deliver a superpower to judges. the truth is that behind their words there is nothing wrong and have to administer an insane double standard. and we are also curious to see if, taking the relations between non idyllic M5S and Pizzarotti, will be respectful of the Italian law or transform it into a scapegoat for the crime of grillino to Cape infidelity. “