Franco Alfieri arrest, the reactions of politicians

L’arrest of Franco Alfierimayor of Capaccio Paestum and president of the Province of Salerno, has in fact unleashed a series of reactions by various political exponents.

Senator Antonio Iannone: «Secretary Schlein’s silence is deafening»

Call directly into question the Schlein national secretary of the Democratic Party, senator of the Brothers of Italy and regional commissioner of the party in Campania Antonio Iannone: «Without prejudice to the verification of the facts and our sense of guarantee, the silence of the PD and its Secretary Schlein is deafening. The disputed facts are of an unprecedented gravity and this silence screams. In the democratic party of Salerno and Campania there is a moral issue as big as a house with a clientelistic management of power that degrades merit and transparency every day. At the same time I am already submitting a question to the Minister of the Interior because the Municipality of Capaccio-Paestum and the Province of Salerno, which were administered by Alfieri, must absolutely be protected. Citizens cannot pay for opaque political dynamics that the PD pretends not to see and which I denounce every day».

The league’s breakthrough with Nappi, Cantalamessa and Tommasetti

He intervened Severino Nappi group leader of the League in the Campania Regional Council: «The constant and repeated involvement of the people closest to President De Luca in judicial investigations demonstrates what we have been denouncing for years: a system which has its epicenter in Salerno but which is destroying Campania like a cancer».

On the same wave Gianluca Cantalmessa Campanian senator of the League, group leader in the Anti-Mafia commission at Palazzo Madama and head of the party’s Anti-Mafia department: «Unlike other political forces, we are always guarantees and not every other day, and we are proud to be different from the Democratic Party which for much less unfairly attacked the League. You are innocent until proven guilty, but without a doubt what is emerging from the investigations that led to the arrest of Franco Alfieri, a member of the Democratic Party close to President De Luca, current mayor of Capaccio Paestum and president of the Province of Salerno».

«As guaranteeists we think that the judiciary must take its course. We are waiting for full light to be shed on this matter, but there is no doubt that this morning’s raid in the Salerno area which brought several people to prison, including Franco Alfieri, presents us with a series of legitimate questions about the model of management of public affairs which is praised by De Luca». Thus, in a note, the MP from Campania of the League and regional coordinator of the party Gianpiero Zinzi.

«With the arrest of Franco Alfieri, the Province of Salerno frees itself from a real cloak of the Deluchian Democratic Party system». This is the first reaction of Aurelio Tommasetti, regional councilor of the League’s Campaniato the judicial earthquake that shook the Palazzo Sant’Agostino institution. «As usual, it is not my intention to dwell on the judicial data: it is right that the Prosecutor’s Office does its job and that the suspects have the opportunity to defend themselves. Instead, I would like to underline the political relevance of the operation, starting from the character Alfieri and his role in the Deluchian Democratic Party system which has kept the Region and Province in check for years».

Undersecretary Tullio Ferrante: «We need to reaffirm good politics in Campania»

The denunciation of the mismanagement of public affairs in Campania and the reaffirmation of good policythe Forza Italia MP and Undersecretary of State at MIT asks loudly, Tullio Ferrante: «Forza Italia is and will always remain a guarantee movement, however it raises a political issue of governing the institutions in our territory. Alfieri, extremely loyal to President Vincenzo De Luca, was the protagonist of a sad season based on familism and mere clientelism and was repeatedly indicated as an example to follow by the governor of the Campania region himself. The Deluchian system of management of public affairs confirms itself as a paradigm of bad left-wing politics. Instead, it is time to reaffirm the centrality of good politics».

Martusciello group leader Forza Italia in the European Parliament: «Alfieri, overrated because he is a friend of De Luca»

«Once again, politics arrives late and the judiciary is forced to fill in», he states Fulvio Martusciello group leader of Forza Italia at the European Parliament and regional coordinator of Campania commenting on the arrest of Franco Alfieri. «He was clearly unsuitable to fill the role of president of the Province and lacked the charisma and preparation necessary to also carry out the role of head of the secretariat of the president of the Regional Council. An overrated man chosen because he is a friend and associate of the president of the regional council. This is the result of putting the wrong people in the right places.”

Celano provincial secretary of Forza Italia: «Light years away from this way of doing politics»

It is said to be distant from way of doing politics as has been done in recent years since governor De Luca and its “system” Roberto Celano provincial secretary of Forza Italia: «We are distinct and distant from the system of power which, for many decades now, has socially controlled our communities. A system which has its maximum expression in the Governor of the region and in Franco Alfieri one of the most “equipped” and appreciated elements of the inspirer and “supreme leader” himself. A system that tramples on every form of substantial democracy, mortifies young people (the free ones, not willing to bend), forces brains to emigrate, degrades professionalism, humiliates mothers and fathers. We therefore do not comment on judicial matters, but we prefer to continue working to eradicate from our cities, from our towns, from every corner, from everyone’s minds, that aberrant and shameful system of power, that way of doing politics that does not belong to us and against which we have always been committed».

Villani provincial coordinator M5s: «Now we need to clarify»

To ask that the whole truth emerge now is Virginia Villani the provincial coordinator of the 5 Star Movement in the province of Salerno: «Our position regarding the investigation that led to Alfieri’s arrest is firm and unequivocal. We have always fought the patronage and family system that Alfieri, trusted man of the President of the Campania Region Vincenzo De Luca, has consolidated in our territory, suffocating democratic freedom and poisoning the institutions. As a Movement, we reiterate that the honorability and integrity of the institutions are at the forefront of our principles. For this reason, in the past I have already reported the “ambulance carousel” to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, together with some members of the Anti-Mafia Commission. Confident in the work of the judiciary, we will continue to ensure that the truth emerges and that citizens are given their democratic rights back, free from any form of conditioning and oppression.», concludes Villani.