Milan, Aug. 6 (LaPresse) – Carmelo Cinturrino invoked his right to remain silent this morning during questioning by the Milan prosecutor, Giovanni Tarzia, who requested and obtained from the investigating judge a hearing to charge the former assistant chief of the Mecenate Police Station with premeditation in the murder of Abderrahim Mansouri on January 26 in Rogoredo, and to proceed with requesting a trial under the immediate precautionary procedure, the deadline for which is set to expire in a few days. The former police officer’s attorneys, Davide Giugno and Marco Bianucci, argued that the interrogation—which had been requested as an urgent proceeding in August—was “null and void.” Their client “agreed with the objection.” The defense has proposed to the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office that the new interrogation be scheduled to begin on September 1, thereby waiving the right to pursue criminal charges in the coming weeks. “We are confident that the Public Prosecutor’s Office will heed our appeal,” the attorneys stated. The deputy prosecutor, who is coordinating the Mobile Squad’s investigation into the death of the 28-year-old drug dealer killed by Cinturrino with his service Beretta 9X9—and who was then left on the ground for about 25 minutes while still gasping for breath, as Cinturrino staged a fake crime scene to feign acting in self-defense against an armed threat— must now decide whether to request an immediate indictment or wait until September to combine the murder case with the dozens of charges (drug trafficking, assaults, extortion, and kidnapping) brought against both the 42-year-old and six other officers from the police station, and ask the investigating judge to refer the case to a regular trial by setting a preliminary hearing. Such a decision would prolong the timeline of a potential trial.
Rogoredo: Cinturrino Refuses to Answer Prosecutor: “Interrogation Invalid; I’ll Speak in September”
Milan, Aug. 6 (LaPresse) – Carmelo Cinturrino invoked his right to remain silent this morning during questioning by the Milan prosecutor, Giovanni Tarzia, who requested and obtained from the investigating judge a hearing to charge the former assistant chief of the Mecenate Police Station with premeditation in the murder of Abderrahim Mansouri on January 26 in Rogoredo, and to proceed with requesting a trial under the immediate precautionary procedure, the deadline for which is set to expire in a few days. The former police officer’s attorneys, Davide Giugno and Marco Bianucci, argued that the interrogation—which had been requested as an urgent proceeding in August—was “null and void.” Their client “agreed with the objection.” The defense has proposed to the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office that the new interrogation be scheduled to begin on September 1, thereby waiving the right to pursue criminal charges in the coming weeks. “We are confident that the Public Prosecutor’s Office will heed our appeal,” the attorneys stated. The deputy prosecutor, who is coordinating the Mobile Squad’s investigation into the death of the 28-year-old drug dealer killed by Cinturrino with his service Beretta 9X9—and who was then left on the ground for about 25 minutes while still gasping for breath, as Cinturrino staged a fake crime scene to feign acting in self-defense against an armed threat— must now decide whether to request an immediate indictment or wait until September to combine the murder case with the dozens of charges (drug trafficking, assaults, extortion, and kidnapping) brought against both the 42-year-old and six other officers from the police station, and ask the investigating judge to refer the case to a regular trial by setting a preliminary hearing. Such a decision would prolong the timeline of a potential trial.