Democratic Party (PD) leader
Matteo Renzi reiterated his demand for the truth in relation to
the CONSIP case after reports that the investigation may have
been manipulated to tarnish his reputation when he was premier.
"We wait for the truth, without shouting," Renzi said via his
Facebook and Twitter accounts.
"We demand the truth. Only that. But we want it at all
costs".
Newspapers reported last week senior members of the
Carabinieri police allegedly told a prosecutor that they wanted
to "get to" Renzi.
In July Modena prosecutor Lucia Musti reportedly told the
judiciary's self-governing body, the CSM, about comments
attributed to Carabinieri Gianpaolo Scafarto and Sergio De
Caprio in July 2016, when Renzi was premier.
The CSM has sent evidence in relation to the case on to Rome
prosecutors.
Scafarto is under investigation for allegedly wrongly
attributing a wiretap in the CONSIP probe concerning Renzi's
father Tiziano.
Tiziano Renzi is under investigation in the CONSIP case as is
Sport Minister Luca Lotti, who is considered close to the
ex-premier.
"I don't like playing the victim. I'm not convinced by those
who feel sorry for themselves, who seek alibis and live off
fantasies" Renzi said.
"That's why I never used words like coup or plot regarding
the CONSIP case.
"I have always said something different: 'full respect for
the institutions, always'... 'there are strange coincidences in
this story. It's up to the judiciary to clarify it".
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