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Scarpinato
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Roberto Scarpinato, Italy's national anti-mafia prosecutor, is back at the centre of Italian political debate. Brothers of Italy's Giovanni Donzelli attacked Giuseppe Conte over a photo of Scarpinato with judges Falcone and Borsellino, saying "and Judas was beside Jesus". Meanwhile, parliament's anti-mafia commission faces questions over testimony concerning mafia infiltration in public contracts involving Natoli and Scarpinato.
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The Italian newspaper Il Foglio is the subject of current attention. Beyond the paper's name, the available information offers no specific event or claim. Italian news is currently dominated by other stories, including the success of the Naza film at the Italian box office, a clash over the Scarpinato case splitting magistrates, a contested electoral law vote in the Chamber of Deputies, and centre-left primary debates.
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Italian newspaper Il Foglio criticises the National Magistrates Association (Anm) for staying silent after prosecutor Scarpinato publicly attacked a judge. The article argues the association's lack of response is embarrassing and raises questions about how the judiciary handles internal criticism, particularly given Scarpinato's senior role in Italy's judicial system.
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Brothers of Italy MP Giovanni Donzelli attacked Giuseppe Conte over a photo showing Carmelo Scarpinato, Italy's newly appointed attorney general, alongside judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. Quoting the Gospel, Donzelli said 'And Judas was next to Jesus', implying Conte's criticism of the photo was an attack on the anti-mafia judiciary and fuelling a fresh political fight.
- 5Italian papers lead on electoral law overhaul and Malpensa scare●Farewell to the Rosatellum, Stabilicum Approved An Islamist Pilot Scares Malpensa The Left Exploits Maricarmen Against t
Italy's political debate is dominated by approval of the Stabilicum, the new electoral law replacing the Rosatellum, alongside reports of an Islamist-linked pilot incident frightening Malpensa airport. The left is accused of exploiting the Maricarmen case against the right, while a 'red rescue' claim surfaces in the Scarpinato affair, as laid out in the front page of Il Giornale.