The government plans to stop
magistrates who enter political life returning to the judiciary
once their political careers are over, Justice Minister Alfonso
Bonafede said Wednesday.
"Preventing, by law, that a magistrate who has held political
elective office may return to the role of magistrate, is one of
our plans," he said.
He said this would bolster the "principles of autonomy,
impartiality and non-partisanship of the judiciary".
Several high-profile magistrates have switched between
politics and the judiciary.
Bonafede also vowed to step up the fight against the mafia
and corruption.
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