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Yugoslav Reports Emperor's Clothes ================================================ An eye-opening dispatch from
ANSA, the Italian News
Agency, which is being reported here publicly for the first time... ANSA dispatch posted below in English
and Italian Serbo-Croatian translation at a =============================================== Montenegro: Djukanovic’s lawyer, now the Premier has criminal immunity; DDA in Bari [the District Anti-Mafia Bureau in Bari, Italy] must now declare that the Mafia investigation can not be carried out. [1] ANSA, Notiziario Generale in Italiano, May 22, 2006, Cronaca, Bari
This is the conviction of Enrico Tuccillo, the Neapolitan lawyer who is defending Milo Djukanovic, who is under investigation in Bari for criminal association of the mafioso type [“Criminal association of the mafioso type” is the legal term for a specific crime – associazione per delinquere di tipo mafioso - which in this ANSA article is shortened to associazione mafiosa] for the purpose of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and of money laundering, crimes which he is accused of carrying out between the end of the 1990s and the year 2000.
[TENC Note: The use of the term “under investigation” may mislead
readers in the US, where it is mainly used to describe
police work conducted before a suspect is charged. In Italian jurisprudence,
“under investigation” is used that way
too, but it is also used in reference to the work done by a prosecutor's
office in preparing for trial.
During this pre-trial investigation, a judge will order that a defendant
be jailed if there is a danger that the defendant
will flee, commit further crimes, or destroy evidence. The Supreme Court of Cassation [Corte di Cassazione, the Italian Supreme Court] [2] had ruled on the question of immunity from criminal jurisdiction last year, affirming that Djukanovic has no right to enjoy the immunity reserved to heads of state and of government because Montenegro is neither a sovereign state nor an autonomous and independent subject. [In addition, the Supreme Court ruled that Djukanovic should be jailed since he is a very dangerous international criminal ‘of the Mafia type.’] According to the lawyer, also following the results of the referendum which has proclaimed independence from Serbia, “all investigations, made or carried out by the public prosecutor’s offices in Naples and Bari, which have led to nothing, must be declared unprosecutable, because President Djukanovic enjoys an immunity of an absolute nature. This means that one cannot proceed, neither on the merit, nor against the person.” “Djukanovic” – continues the lawyer – “has always confirmed that he is not afraid of the content of the accusations, which are nonexistent. But he couldn’t accept the interpretation, according to which Montenegro was not a state and according to which no immunity from criminal jurisdiction was granted to its president of the republic and to its head of government. “Tonight” – Tuccillo concludes – “following an invitation by President Djukanovic, together with my office–partners, who have followed the judicial case, I will proceed to Montenegro to celebrate the emotion of a sovereign people who proclaim to the world their own liberty and their own independence.” (ANSA) © Copyright 2006 ANSA - Translated by www.tenc.net and reprinted for Fair Use Only *** Below is the Italian original of the 22 May ANSA dispatch: Montenegro: Legale Djukanovic,Ora Premier Ha Immunita' Penale; DDA Bari Dichiari Improcedibilita' Indagini Per Mafia, ANSA Notiziario Generale in Italiano, May 22, 2006, Cronaca, 326 words, BARI (ANSA) - BARI, 22 MAG - "Il referendum ha confermato l'assunto del primo ministro, Milo Djukanovic, circa la sovranita' del Montenegro: quindi ora nessun dubbio puo rimanere circa l'immunita' dei capi di Stato e di governo di cui godeva e gode Djukanovic". Ne e' convinto il penalista napoletano Enrico Tuccillo, difensore di Milo Djukanovic, indagato a Bari per associazione mafiosa finalizzata al traffico di sigarette di contrabbando e al riciclaggio di danaro, reati contestati tra la fine degli anni Novanta e il 2000. Sull'immunita' dalla giurisdizione penale si era pronunciata lo scorso anno la Cassazione che aveva affermato che a Djukanovic non spetta l'immunita' riservata ai capi di Stato e di governo, non essendo il Montenegro uno Stato sovrano e un soggetto autonomo ed indipendente. A giudizio del legale, anche a seguito del risultato del referendum che ha proclamato l'indipendenza dalla Serbia, "tutte le indagini compiute dalle Procure di Napoli e Bari, che non hanno portato a nulla, devono essere dichiarate improcedibili perche il presidente Djukanovic gode di un'immunita' di carattere assoluto. Cio' vuol dire che non si puo' procedere ne nel merito ne contro la persona". "Djukanovic - continua il legale - ha sempre confermato di non temere il merito delle accuse che sono inesistenti, ma non poteva accettare l'interpretazione secondo cui il Montenegro non fosse uno Stato, e che al suo presidente della Repubblica e al capo del suo governo non fosse riconosciuta l'immunita' dalla giurisdizione penale".
"Stasera -
conclude Tuccillo - su invito del presidente Djukanovic, assieme ai
miei colleghi di studio che hanno seguito in caso giudiziario, mi
rechero' in Montenegro per festeggiare l'emozione di un popolo sovrano
che proclama al mondo la propria liberta' e la propria indipendenza".
(ANSA).
© Copyright 2006 ANSA - Translated by www.tenc.net and reprinted for Fair Use Only Footnotes and further reading follows the fundraising appeal ============================================== Donate to Emperor's Clothes ============================================== We need a little help from our friends...
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secure server Thank You! ============================================ Footnotes and Further Reading ============================================ [1] “ANTI-MAFIA NATIONAL BUREAU The Anti-mafia National Bureau [Direzione Nazionale Antimafia or DNA] was set up under Law no. 8 of 20th January 1992, under the aegis of the General Public Prosecutor's Office based at the Court of Cassation. It has the duty of co-ordinating investigations relating to organised crime at a national level. The Bureau is headed by the National Anti-mafia Public Prosecutor, appointed directly by the Superior Council of the Magistracy. His or her assistants employed within the Directorate are made up of magistrates with expertise in dealing with proceedings involving organised crime. The Anti-Mafia Public Prosecutor is able to use the investigative resources of the Anti-Mafia Investigation Bureau [Direzione Investigativa Antimafia or DIA]. The latter organisation was set up under the Department of Public Security in the Ministry of the Interior. It is responsible for ensuring co-ordination in investigations into organised crime, with particular emphasis on offences involving mafia-type conspiracies and association. The Public Prosecutor's responsibilities include the following: collaboration with the magistrates employed in anti-mafia investigations, the resolution of any conflicts regarding the conduct of the investigations and the taking over of initial investigations by District Public Prosecutors if instructions given have not been observed or where co-ordination has not been effective. The National Anti-Mafia Public Prosecutor is subject to the supervision of the General Public Prosecutor based at the Court of Cassation. The latter official reports to the Superior Council of the Magistracy in relation to the activities effected and results achieved both by the Anti-Mafia Bureau and the District Anti-Mafia Bureaus set up in the Public Prosecutor's Offices based at the Courts in the 26 main towns round which the Appeal Court Districts are centred.” http://www.giustizia.it/sito_trad_inglese/glo/en_dir_naz_antimafia.htm [2] The official website of the Italian Ministry of Justice gives the following description of the Suprema Corte di Cassazione, Supreme Court of Cassation, in English: http://www.giustizia.it/sito_trad_inglese/glo/en_corte_di_cassazione.htm
For a brief description in English of the Italian Justice system, see:
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