«As a mother I understand Ignazio’s suffering but I would not have intervened»- Corriere.it

«As regards the case of Leonardo Apache La Russa, As a mother, I understand the suffering of the president of the Senate even if I would not have intervened on the merits of the matter”. It is the comment of the premier Giorgia Meloniin the statements in the margin of the NATO summit in Vilnius. It is the first time that the prime minister has spoken of the case La Russa jr. “I tend to associate by nature with a girl who denounces and I don’t ask myself the problem of timing”.

«As a government we approved a bill on violence against women a few weeks ago, this has always been the work that speaks for us. I hope I have clarified my point of view on this matter.

During the press conference, Meloni addressed all the “hot topics” concerning the government.

The Delmaster case

«As I see it, the process of parties and the impartiality of the judge means that the judge should not replace the prosecutor. I say this because I believe that these are the meaning of the declarations of the Ministry of Justice”.

The Santanchè case

«The Santanchè question is extra-political, it does not concern his activity as a minister, which he is doing very well. It is a very complex issue, it must be seen on its merits when the merits are fully known, but I believe that this is the responsibility of the courtrooms and not of TV broadcasts. The anomaly is that the minister is not notified of the investigation, but a newspaper is notified the same day she goes to the Chamber for the report. I report a procedural problem.

“There is no conflict with the judiciary”

«We have a clear programme, a mandate given to us by the citizens, we will implement it because we are people who keep our commitments and we agree that justice in Italy needs corrective measures, it must be made faster, more efficient, it must be and appear impartial », continued Meloni from Vilnius.

«I take this opportunity to clarify. There have been many controversies, I have read curious things. From my point of view, there is no conflict with the judiciary. Those who trust in the return of the clash between politics and the judiciary I think will be disappointed”.

“I was surprised that in these hours some statements of the ANM have historically linked this objective in our program on justice to a clash between the government and the judiciary almost as if these positions of ours had a sort of punitive intent on the part of the government to the judiciary” , he added.

The war in Ukraine

I offer my “congratulations to the Prime Minister of Lithuania, whom I will meet shortly in a bilateral meeting, the last commitment I will have at this summit, I also want to congratulate Secretary Stoltenberg on the extension of his mandate which illustrates the exceptional nature of the moment but also of a firm and balanced leadership».

«Italy supports NATO’s ongoing adaptations as confirmed by the important contributions on the eastern flank and in the Mediterranean. We have reclaimed our role in the Alliance and the attention that should be given to the eastern flank but also asked for greater attention to be given to the southern flank”.

«Important steps forward for Ukraine’s future accession to NATO. The accession process has been streamlined, while reiterating that Ukraine will join NATO when conditions allow it”.

«On the sidelines of the NATO summit I will have bilateral meetings. I met Erdogan with whom we talked about the Mediterranean, energy, migration and peace. I spoke with Sunak, with Biden who invited me to the White House on July 27th ».

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