Referendum, Di Pietro: ‘The falsehoods of those who support the “no” vote are an ethical crime’

Naples, 17 February (LaPresse) – “It is wrong to make suggestions and take them as assumptions in order to then criticise the reform. But what saddens me most is that those supporting the “no” vote, with false arguments, are the priests of justice, the magistrates. I asked my sister, who is in third grade, “What do you think about the referendum?”. And she said, “Between a politician and a magistrate, I trust the magistrate more”. The serious thing is that people who, because of the role they represent, enjoy the credibility and trust of citizens, are telling lies. It is an ethical crime”. So said Antonio Di Pietro in an interview with Libero. According to the former magistrate and former minister, the prosecutor of Naples, Nicola Gratteri, and the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, “have been competing to see who can throw the ball higher, both shifting the focus to the referendum question. I feel a civic duty to explain the reasons why it is right to approve this reform, which is why I have decided not to comment on either of them”. According to Di Pietro, “the only dramatic consequence of the brutalisation of the debate will be that citizens will be more disheartened than before and will give up voting. The result is that a reform so important and necessary for maintaining a healthy balance of powers will end up alienating citizens from voting. And this, regardless of who wins, is a blow to democracy. Majorities and governments come and go, but the Constitution remains”.