Rome prosecutors on Wednesday
asked to shelve an investigation into the arrival at the
capital's Ciampino airport of ex-terrorist Cesare Battisti in
which Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and
Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede were accused of failing to
protect the dignity of a detained person.
The ministers were accused of exploiting for political
purposes the arrival on January 15 of Battisti, who was
extradited from Brazil.
One of the issues at the center of the investigation, which
was denounced by the Chamber representing criminal attorneys in
Rome, was a controversial video posted to Facebook by the
justice minister showing police taking mug shots of Battisti and
his fingerprints.
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