Uggetti case, those handcuffs at all costs – The Republic

“DISARMANTE and alarming.” There are both aspects of this new judicial season in the words used by the judge in deciding the arrest of Lodi Simone Uggetti mayor, a rising star of the Democratic Party and Lombardy until 2013 right arm of the party spokesman, Lorenzo Guerini. This investigation shows him with makeup casually a public tender. Gl evidence gathered by the prosecution and yellow flame appear very strong.

There are: the complaint of a civil servant, who recorded the meeting with the mayor, the emails that the witness has given, the wiretaps clearly describe the handling of the call and the ruthlessness with which a professional interested in the contract entered in offices and participated in the drafting of the specifications. In addition, Uggetti and the professional can be aware of the investigation and attempt to remove evidence. Are grounds to contest a serious offense, the collusive tendering, one of the most popular in today and that undermines the competitiveness of the economy, promoting the enrichment of cliques and cliques.

Everything founded. But what about the investigation? The summer operation of two communal swimming pools, for which it was initially expected to pay 4000 euro per year. The call for tender is altered not to enrich private entrepreneurs but to encourage a municipal company and entrust the facilities to another company in which the municipality owns 45 percent of the shares. Professional arrested as an accomplice is, in fact, a municipal councilor, who also deals with public green, heating and collection of taxes. In imposing the modification of tender requirements Uggetti introducing rules that favor those who work in Lodi, reducing well as financial commitments for the restructuring and abolishing the fee of 4000 Euros. In exchange for what? “Base itself benefits of political and electoral support.” That seem to grow from the support of members of sports clubs, of those who make sports and enjoys the pool which – according to the price list of this summer – offers swimming and gym at 30 EUR per month.

The Church recognizes sins capital and venial, for the penal code instead counts only the offense, although considering aggravating and mitigating circumstances. In this case, the court explicitly anticipates the ruling, denying that there may be “a view prognostic” extenuating circumstances. It states: “The negative personality of the two defendants leads to the belief with strong likelihood that they were able to systematically manage public affairs with illegal methods.” It moves from the presumption of innocence presumption of guilt, without which in the acts there is even a single trace of other crimes.

But the magistrate’s conclusions go beyond. And theorize that for a politician or a lawyer can only be arrested in jail. It is not sufficient to suspend the mayor from office, ban the legal or send both under house arrest because “the knowledge that they have the investigative tools, for the social and political role played dall’Uggetti for their technical knowledge of the Marine, which lawyer” impose the prison.

the investigating judge goes further and believes that the cell is necessary and indispensable, even excludes custody at home with electronic bracelet because – he writes – with the current technological progress, “it is impossible to monitor and control suspects under house arrest. ” An assessment on the obligation of the prison that can be applied to anyone. It appears that “disarming and alarming” as the undoubted misconduct of Lodi mayor.

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Lodi

bribes

corruption

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simone Uggetti