Cospito case, Meloni’s concern who also warns his own and asks “everyone” to be responsible – Corriere.it

May it be one of the most delicate passages for your government,
Giorgia Meloni
he knows very well. Because the Cospito case – with the very tough clash between his party and all the opposition, the cross accusations, the revelations of the undersecretary Delmastro and the coordinator of FdI Donzelli of non-public documents to attack the Democratic Party – could have more serious consequences than those of a normal political controversy. In relations with the opposition, in the judgment on the work of the government and above all in the image that politics and the State give of themselves on a topic such as high guard against terrorism and mafia.

Because of this from Berlinwhere she is visiting Chancellor Scholz, the premier intervenes and launches a real one “Appeal to Responsibility”. Addressed «to everyone, I do it to myself and across the board: let’s not be divided on this. I would like to hold everyone accountable. And I mean everyone », she affirms forcefully, and in that repeated « everyone » is obviously there an invitation to tone down not only the oppositionbut it seems to understand even his own.

We must be united – continues Meloni -. Right now we have a problem that many are underestimating: the Italian state is the object of attacks by anarchists in Italy and outside national borders», attacks that aim to weaken the institution of hard prison, an objective «which the mafia is also aiming at», and which you, on the other hand, do not want to question.

Today, he says, “threats against Italian officials and politicians are increasing” and “there are new people (Delmastro, Ostellari and since yesterday evening Donzelli, ed) that are found under escort and this, regardless of the tones used in Parliament and the discussions, is never a victory, it is worrying”. Unfortunately, he complains, in Italy «the debate is on another level. But I’m thinking about this.”

Reflection that, they say, had already been made hot on pressing invitation of the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano, very irritated for the release of the two exponents of FdI, Meloni herself was immediately irritated. Why in the government the danger of demonstrative acts (or worse) of the anarchist world it is considered real and concrete. And everything is needed except splitting the front and turning the case into a blow for the government.

But precisely on the subject of the accusations launched by Delmastro and Donzelli against the Pd on the basis of non-public documents of the Dap on talks in prison between Cospito and mafia exponents, on the apology request that all the oppositionnot only the Democrats claim, the prime minister postpones her response to today: “I don’t think it’s an issue that interests the international press and on this I will gladly answer tomorrow“, He says.

How — whether with a note or on video — we’ll see. But it is probable, they say, that on the merits of the Delmastro-Donzelli case he will reiterate what the undersecretary and his loyalist still maintained yesterday Giovanbattista Fazzolari: “The documents were not classified, the Minister of Justice declared, it is a specious controversy”. A mandatory defenseif you don’t want to rock the government.

But it is likely that opening words to the opposition will also arrive in addition to the request for responsibility, perhaps asking the Democratic Party to demonstrate, by laying down the hatchet, that we are all on the same side, as she herself wants to believe. We will see if it will prevail the hard line of pressing the opposition or that more soft to reach out in the name of the good of the state.