The head of Italian magistrates union
ANM on Saturday demanded clarification from Justice Minister
Carlo Nordio about whether candidates for roles in the Italian
judiciary will be subjected to psycho-aptitude tests as part of
the selection process.
The Senate's justice committee on Wednesday approved a motion
backed by the parties of the ruling right/centre-right coalition
calling on the government to consider the introduction of such
tests.
"We'd like to know what the minister and the government have in
mind," said ANM Secretary Giuseppe Santalucia.
"The only effect of what we have today is to ridicule the
judiciary," he added, warning of the "danger of standardization
of minds".
But Erika Stefani, the head of the League's delegation on the
Senate's justice committee, defended the idea.
"Psycho-aptitude tests feature in many public recruitment
competitions so we don't see what the problem is," Stefani said.
"It is right that a candidate's ability to deal with certain
stressful situations is assessed with such delicate, responsible
roles".
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