Virginia Rays do not play with the words to apologize or resign – The Daily

There is something shabby, foolish and self-defeating in the handling of the case Paola Muraro by the mayor of Rome Virginia Rays . The Deputy Mayor of the come M5s of Rome he knew he was under investigation for violation of the law environmental crime from late July. On the 18th of that month, through his lawyer, he had made a request for access to the secret register of suspects. After a few days had come from the Criminal Registry a positive response. A document that contains only an indication of the number of criminal proceedings, an indication of the offense speculated and the date of registration. In this case, the paper clarified, directly or indirectly, two facts . First : the investigation on ‘ councilor Muraro game was in April, when he still expert of waste even imagined that she would be called upon to being part of a city council . second : after six months of its judges (then October ) would decide whether to notify a Paola Muraro a request for extension of the investigation or archive.

The mayor Rays, according to what she stated, is immediately brought to the knowledge of the existence of the investigation. But he decides, together with then chief of staff Carla Raineri , not to disclose it. Probably in accordance with the part of the movement that Ray says informing .

At this point, in our view, the question that voters must ask is simple: this behavior is correct or not? the decisions will be consistent or not with the principles of transparency at the base of the movement? Each can respond as he wants. We think not. We are indeed facing a deep wrong choice from the point of view Ethics it from the policy .

In those days all the media talked about waste issue and ongoing investigations. Several times to the mayor and alderman was asked whether there was or if, according to them was in sight, a notice of . The answer was always negative.

only formally correct statement. Because from the point of view substantive and political there is no difference between the official document of the Prosecutor handed over to Muraro and the warning. Support means only do not mess . Climbing , among the articles of the Criminal Code for not addressing in a transparent an uncomfortable question.

Of course, it may well happen that Paola Muraro bait survey tall. But at issue here is the loyalty of the report with citizens and voters. Publicly say: we know they are in the course of investigations by the judiciary, but the items we have in hand are too few to make a decision on the fate of Muraro, it would not be a sign of weakness, but Strong .

also because decide to keep it in place while the commissioner was engaged in an effort to heal the waste emergency of August made sense. Appeal instead to the difference (minimum) between the two documents is something decidedly dishonorable . And very little crafty .

The news, as it was granted, has become public. The credibility of Virginia Rays the result (hopelessly?) Shock. The trusted that many Italians had hitherto put in motion very strongly undermined.

The mayor moreover Rays is a lawyer . And although it was concerned with civil matters certainly he knew that after those six months following the probability that it was notified of its commissioner for an extension was high. How he planned to get out of this situation? Recall that in similar cases, starting with the Livorno on the mayor Philip Nogarin (which are disputed much more serious crimes than those of Muraro), the individual concerned he had immediately informed activists and public opinion to be investigated. During the election campaign for the Capital it was instead was just Virginia Rays to criticize frontally the mayor of Parma, Federico Pizzarotti , because he had kept hidden for citizens in its investigation load. “Pizzarotti is not pending to a notice,” he explained, “is suspended because there was that Transparency we we ask and expect

. “p> Now, please, stop the mayor the play on words . The only thing you can do for groped to not take forever for a sly is present in Municipal Council and admit his grave error . Apologize to the Roman voters. Ensure that something like not repeat again. And so must the exponents of 5 stars who were aware of the affair. From this story their movement is likely to come out destroyed. It will take months to recover trust of the citizens. It is said that the firm manages. Assertions of the other are worse , to denounce the actions of the lobby, plead inexperience or remember the good things that have been done, you do not need.

It should be changed immediately register. It takes severe self-criticism . If it does not get better that the Rays should resign. We will avoid all of a long and painful agony.

Ps. Monday night I was a guest of Door to Door in an episode of Rome recorded before the news on the If Muraro-ray . I’m really sorry. These considerations I’d have wanted also to express there.