“Investigations used to hit opponents. As with Berlusconi …”

Luca Morisi for several years was responsible for the communication of the Lega and Matteo Salvini. He is the creator of Matteo Salvini’s social beast. He analyzed the tweets and speeches. He is now being investigated by the Verona prosecutor for possession and transfer of drugs. The story emerged five days after the vote even though the investigation is over a month. A case? Il Giornale talked about it with Carlo Nordio, a now retired magistrate, former deputy prosecutor of Venice. The owner of the Mose investigation. The one who has behind the investigations of Mani Pulite, the Red Brigades, Tangentopoli.

Isn’t this investigation that hits Luca Morisi strange a few days after the vote?

“In a certain sense it is strange, however since in Italy, according to the regulations, the elections are held every year it is possible that it is also a coincidence. It is a fact, however, that on the eve of the elections, politics tends to exploit any form of investigation, even if unfounded, towards opponents. They always have, even with Berlusconi. A few days after the vote they use the survey. These investigations are exploited for political purposes to delegitimize the opponent ».

Are the accusations against Morisi serious?

«Legally not, also because the cocaine in detention falls within the limits of personal use and therefore does not constitute a crime. As for the possibility of drug dealing, for the moment there is no proof, both of the transfer and of the nature of the substance transferred, that is, whether it is narcotic or not “.

Is a party leader obliged to know about the vices of his staff and to account for them?

«A leader is absolutely not obliged to be legally responsible for it and he is not even obliged to be aware of it. Prudence, however, would like us to inform ourselves in detail about the private life of those around us precisely to avoid the exploitation I mentioned earlier. From a media point of view it is a story that will have negative consequences ».

Can the news be of public relevance? Do we really care?

“We as Italians cannot and shouldn’t be interested in the private life of an individual. But when there is a strong media exposure, one is obliged to behave prudently for one’s own convenience ».

After the scandals involving the judiciary, could there be an attempt to pilot the elections by the prosecutors?

“No. Probably there has been in the past years, but now I exclude that there is a controlled management to influence the investigations ».

Why do these things always happen against a certain political party?

“In reality it hasn’t always happened against a certain political party, just look at the mayor of Riace. In this case it was Morisi’s imprudent conduct that got him into this trouble. It is not a crime but … “

But we are witnessing a left that acquits a former mayor even if he is convicted and condemns a person for whom there is still no conviction.

«They are two situations that cannot be assimilated at all. On the Morisi case there is simply an investigation and probably not even a crime, on the other hand there is a conviction and it is also true that the mayor had boasted of having violated the law. That the sentence is high, this is also possible ».

Will Salvini be damaged?

«Salvini will be damaged from a media point of view, but it will not be a serious damage. The content of the policy counts more than these personal events. What matters for him will be prudence on sensitive topics such as the green pass without giving in to the emotions of some extremists ».

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