Maurizio Carbone, the secretary
of National Magistrates Association ANM, on Wednesday accused
Premier Matteo Renzi's government of delegitimizing the
judiciary.
"The deligitimization of magistrates that started 20 years
ago has not stopped with the Renzi government," Carbone told the
Radio Anch'io station.
There has been friction between the executive and the
magistrates association after the government passed a reform
giving citizens the opportunity to obtain redress in cases of
incompetence or wrongdoing by magistrates.
On Tuesday ANM chief Rodolfo Sabelli accused the State of
"slapping judges and coddling the corrupt" after the latest in a
string of corruption scandals exploded on Monday.
"That is a false and unfair statement," replied Renzi,
adding that such comments undermine confidence in the system.
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