Rome, 6 August (LaPresse) – On the Almasri case, "the government's mistake was to tell lies. They came to Parliament and told a load of lies, especially Nordio. This is a fact, which, mind you, is not a crime. But a government that comes to Parliament and tells an incredible load of nonsense is a political fact.‘ So said the leader of Iv, Matteo Renzi, on Omnibus on La7. ’If they had imposed state secrecy,‘ he added, ’it would have been understandable. If you believe that a torturer, a child rapist, a murderer should be released from prison, you do so in the national interest – and I disagree and would not have done so – but if they had followed this path, they should have spoken frankly and said, “This is such a serious matter that we are imposing state secrecy, and that's that”. Instead, it is clear from the documents that Meloni is just playing the part,“ he added. 'The judges are not pursuing Meloni because, from an analysis of the documents, she did not deal with these matters,” Renzi continued. 'But if you think about it, it's fantastic: we have an extraordinarily photogenic prime minister who takes wonderful selfies and reels, who goes on TV… they use her to play the part. Then the government is in the hands of Undersecretary Mantovano, who pulls the strings of the ministries, making people like Nordio look like supporting actors. But the first point is that Meloni does not govern, she just looks pretty. Secondly, when she says “the magistrates are sabotaging me”, it's true. And I'll name three: Mantovano, Toga Bruna, Carlo Nordio and his incredible chief of staff Bartolozzi, who has clearly and blatantly left her mark on the whole affair. ‘If, in managing matters of national security, they are, to put it nicely, bunglers, do you realise what they are doing with your money, with your taxes, with customs duties? They are such bunglers that among those who organise street festivals, there is a level of professionalism that is incredibly more effective than the amateurism of the government.’
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